Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman

After being sent away by Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett's Meat Pie Shop, where she...( read more  read more... ) sells "the worst pies in London." With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd means to rid London of the corrupt aristocracy, and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Johanna, who is now Judge Turpin's ward.

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R, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Tim Burton

Release Date: December 21, 2007

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DVD Release Date: April 1, 2008

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  • October 14, 2009
    I must say, Sondheim is not really a lyrical genius - and in a musical good lyrics are quite important. Fortunately the music itself was beautiful and, at times, gloriously pompous, and therefore saved a lot. I was especially put off by the song 'Pretty Women'. Whereas cinematogr...( read more)aphically that scene is quite the eye candy, with all the wonderful angles and everything, the song is just such drivel I find it hard to believe that they chose to keep it in the film. Helena Bonham-Carter's musical performance wasn't always exactly top notch either, but I don't think it was meant to be either, and therefore do not really mind.


    The rest of the film delightfully gloomy and dark - and gory!

    (This scene: http://www.flixster.com/servlet/embed/photo/link/10561474
    Oh how much I love it!)
  • October 1, 2009
    I didn't really like the music so I can't say I really enjoyed the film. Its filmed nicely by Burton and the acting is good, I just wasn't that enamoured by it.
    I did like Sacha Baron Cohen's performance a lot though, shame it was so short!
  • September 24, 2009
    Dark musical brought to the big screen. Naturally directed by Tim Burton using darkness the whole movie, which you would expect. 1st half of the money kind of sets up the latter half which consists of blooooooooooood, razor killings. Tons of blood, lovely songs juxtaposed wit...( read more)h bloooood, crazy.
  • August 29, 2009
    I've never been too keen on musicals, mostly because a huge amount of them are chirpy films where people who break into song and dance are common. The singing doesn't bother me but how exactly do the bystanders around them suddenly possess expert dancing moves? Well, I guess that...( read more)'s why we have suspension of disbelief. Suffice it to say, I run like Hell from Mama Mia and High School Musical. For me to watch a musical, it needs to have something more than just the singing. Enter Sweeney Todd. Its hook? A dark and bleek tale that just happens to contain singing. And it's a Burton/Depp team-up. If that isn't a good omen, I don't know what is.

    Almost immediately, we're treated to the vocal stylings of Johnny Depp and they are impressive indeed as is the lyrical content of the song. This should be a good indicator of the film's nature if you have not seen any trailers or looked it up on IMDB beforehand.

    Helena Bonham Carter is superb in her singing here and the song she and Depp sing after he has found his razors is a duet you can only dream of. She's a strong and cunning character and it's quite touching to see her be a mother figure to young assistant Toby (Edward Sanders).

    Perhaps the most surprising vocals belong to Sacha Baron Cohen, who plays showman extraordinaire Pirelli. He has one of the best songs in the movie and his character is amusing to watch. And it may be worth noting that the light colours of his clothes match the nature of his song, boisterous and flashy (this could further extend to other characters, Johanna for example. Notice that most of the main characters wear dark clothing or something of simple colour. It may seem like a simple observation but I think it's interesting anyway).

    If I have anything against this film, it's that Alan Rickman and Timothy Spall don't get much of a chance to exercise their singing voices. Their acting is masterful, of that I have no doubt, but I was eager to hear them sing some more, even if it were in the form of a soliloquy.
    But I guess we can't have everything.

    All in all, an outstanding musical and another triumph for Burton and Depp.
    I actually feel that if the world were to end and they were the only two people left on Earth, they would still make movies. And they would be brilliant.
  • June 4, 2009
    Real good, Burton and Depp together is pure love, you got to admit it <3
  • November 19, 2009
    like dis movie..n johnny depp
  • November 18, 2009
    I have to say, I really wasn't impressed. For everyone telling me it was the best movie and all that, it was quite a disappointment. I've seen Tim Burton and Johnny Depp do a lot better. The acting was mediocre, especially for the ensemble they had and it looked like they were on...( read more) a stage the entire time. When it's Tim Burton, i've come to expect his sets to be something better.
  • November 18, 2009
    Visualmente es excelente y los actores brillantes. El ambiente que se crea en la pelicula es genial. No me gustan los musicales en general pero esta pelicula es imperdible.
  • November 17, 2009
    Wonderful! I didn't find it too bloody at all.
  • November 16, 2009
    "There was a barber and

Critic Reviews


December 21, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

Unparalleled visual splendor, a bloody red-velvet fever dream of a musical for people who think they HATE musicals. full review

December 21, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

This Sweeney Todd is all subtext and no substance. It starts off large and swaggering but doesn't know where to turn next: Burton seems fixated on serving up an event, to the extent that he neglects t... full review

December 21, 2007
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

If there were a cinematic version of a harmonic convergence, it would look something like "Sweeney Todd." full review

December 21, 2007
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

By all means go, and be prepared for a holiday musical like no other. full review

December 21, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It combines some of Tim Burton's favorite elements: The fantastic, the ghoulish, the bizarre, the unspeakable, the romantic and in Johnny Depp, he has an actor he has worked with since Edward Scissorh... full review

December 20, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Sweeney Todd is as much a horror film as a musical. It is also something close to a masterpiece.

December 19, 2007
Armond White, The New York Press

This well-sung and perfectly acted adaptation falls way short of a triumph because Burton misplaces his sense of humor. He only almost makes Sweeney Todd his own. full review

December 17, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

Tim Burton's film of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd is spellbinding. full review

December 17, 2007
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

How do you rescue the hell brew from absurdity? full review

December 13, 2007
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Sweeney Todd is a thriller-diller from start to finish: scary, monstrously funny and melodically thrilling. And Depp is simply stupendous. full review

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Comments


  • hermione01
    August 22, 2009
    So much more than blood in this movie. The little details you find after watching more than once are amazing.
  • Fanged
    May 13, 2009
    The soundtrack is available on Spotify&trade:

    http://open.spotify.com/album/0CgTKS2HmWc3JeI9Fit2vX
  • stcaienewman
    March 29, 2009
    i love this film it is i like sweeney todd i fell for him and i think is a great film and my fab song is johanna 1 and 2 its great
  • steffikrox
    January 4, 2009
    I absoulutely LOVE this movie. I could eat it up! I really could.
  • kayteeanncfc
    July 31, 2008
    amazing
  • GhostHunterGuy
    July 13, 2008
    Ok, I just noticed something that I thought was really interesting and cool. During the Song "My Friends" Sweeney turns the razor so that you can see Mrs. Lovett's face when he "You shall drip rubies." Ok I thought it was really great direction and foreshadowing. I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • isabellydingdong
    July 10, 2008
    such a good film!! and is it wierd that i still find Johnny Depp bloody gorge like that!!??
  • guitarhero26
    July 7, 2008
    Alan rickman sings!z what!
  • kimmeyross
    June 24, 2008
    depp is down right hot!!!!1 straight up niggers! if u have nothing nice to say about this movie then piss off and don't even bother waisting any of ur fucked up time commenting bad on this awesome movie! abbs or no abbs depp is so hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • LauraCKryptonite
    June 2, 2008
    This movie was very good the plot was good some parts in the movie just "cut off" but other than that it was good
    i wish they would have used more songs and lyrics from the broadway play :)

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