Most adaptations of this beloved story are renewed with new stories, but this one sticks true to its roots. The story isn't as much as a horror movie as it would seem on the cover, but more of a drama about Ichabod Crane trying to fit into the town and fall in love with Katrina Van Tassel. The acting is pretty decent. Brent Carver as Ichabod Crane does a good job of capturing the way he acts, and severe difference from that of the other men in the community. Rachel Lefevre (who is now a star in the show "Under the Dome") does a sub-par job. She doesn't show much emotion throughout the movie until the end. Paul Lemelin, who plays Brom Bones, doesn't really add much to the movie for me. The cinematography in the movie is beautiful, and definitely nice to watch if you like that. It also captures the art of story-telling in the movie that many people probably don't realize. The whole movie is based around guys telling a story at a bar. So if things are exaggerated, remember, it's a story at a bar, it's bound to change. Overall, I really enjoyed the movie and would recommend for anyone who has ever found the story of Sleepy Hollow interesting.

Another poster here said that he'd rather watch Tim Burton's version, but that just goes to show that most movie-goers aren't interested in a true adaptation of a classic novel. This version, unlike Burton's version, is very true to the story. Meaning, instead of a strange plot involving witches, it revolves around Ichabod Crane and his awkward, generally unlikeable persona. It was pretty funny at certain times. Brent Carver stole the movie acting wise, while the guy who played Brom was pretty dull and lifeless throughout. The only real problem I had with the movie was the general lack of a empathetic character. Crane is, like I've said, awkward, but he's also pompous and his motivations are never clear. Brom is your typical no-brains jock stereotype. Katrina is even more confusing. Mostly watch this movie for the comedic value, because there's no real horror here. If you're into the butchering of a literary classic, though, please, by all means, rent Tim Burton's version.

This version wasn't any too good. There was just nothing special about it. And what I couldn't stnad was that Ichobad was not likeable. Although Brent Carver did a good job with the acting, the character was not that of a loveable teacher, but of a snobby educated man, who looks down on people who aren't. The problem I think that a lot of people run into when they are making this film is that they are trying to expand a short story into a full length movie. I still prefer the Disney version the best. Tim Burton's version comes second.

Washington Irving's classic tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman is apparently one that doesn't lend itself to feature length film translation. This version of "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" comes closer than anyone else has before (certainly closer than the Jeff Goldblum version of 1980). Brent Carver is ideal as the ill-fated school headmaster, and his run-in with the classic ghost is quite well-filmed. The padding needed in the script to get it to run to feature length just slows the movie down. Basically, an okay TV-movie adaptation that suffices on an unexpectedly rainy Sunday afternoon.