Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Reviews and Ratings


  • haaaron
    November 22, 2009
    haaaron
    first musical to love
  • cresofo
    November 20, 2009
    cresofo
    Tim Burton did a good job remaking this movie lots of emotion and great singing for all the actors would recommend for all Tim Burton fans and anyone who wants a dark story musical
  • schameen95
    November 19, 2009
    schameen95
    like dis movie..n johnny depp
  • ythelastman89
    November 18, 2009
    ythelastman89
    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.
  • MarcosFog
    November 18, 2009
    MarcosFog
    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.
  • moose24891
    November 17, 2009
    moose24891
    Wonderful! I didn't find it too bloody at all.
  • breakitdownfergie
    November 16, 2009
    breakitdownfergie
    "There was a barber and
  • ursa138
    November 16, 2009
    ursa138
    I really liked it, but how could a movie with Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter be bad?
  • trekkiedrew
    November 15, 2009
    trekkiedrew
    A bit campy in parts but overall still a great movie to watch!! Absolutely loved Jamie Campbell Bower in this movie... hes a promising talent with much ahead of him in the industry!!
  • jun33n
    November 15, 2009
    jun33n
    I usually love movies with Johnny Depp but i just couldnt get past the singing throughout this movie!! Got really irritating :(
  • xxltmoney
    November 13, 2009
    xxltmoney
    This movie was so great because of the gore, cannabalism, and the darkness.
  • rochandre
    November 13, 2009
    rochandre
    I like theater, and this one is a great adaptation!
  • ChrissyLynn2587
    November 8, 2009
    ChrissyLynn2587
    I got this move for Christmas one year because my mom knows I love Johnny Depp and would probably like it.

    I loved the alfits, the looks and some of the songs and Johnny Depp has an awesome voice. Although i like the movie I think they could have done it better.
  • sissicitrus
    November 8, 2009
    sissicitrus
    lol i cudnt understand anything they were saying, ill hav to watch it again later =p
  • urbanlegend23
    November 7, 2009
    urbanlegend23
    I used to find this movie incredibly irritating, but after a couple of rewatches - I've really started to enjoy it a lot more. The design of the movie is gothically beautiful, the attention to detail on the sets and cinematography is pretty much unparallelled by another film in S...( read more)weeney Todd's release year. Helena Bonham Carter is superb as Mrs Moony, and her rendition of "The Worst Pies in London" is the film's comic highlight. The movie has a well-crafted story, the majority of it told through song (not dialogue), and a couple of particularly devastating twists and turns in the final reel really upped the dramatic ante. Jamie Campbell Bower lets the movie down with his cheesy performance as the film's most grating character. The "I'll steeeeeal you, Johanna" song was horribly annoying and overplayed. His rushed relationship with Johanna was incredibly convenient (he saw her in the window and fell in love) but forgivable as it's almost a trademark of the musical genre by this point.

    Overall, the film has really improved after a couple of rewatches. It's one I keep looking forward to seeing again now.
  • speedymymy
    November 4, 2009
    speedymymy
    Je m'attendais à mieux!
  • Ihatemyusername
    November 4, 2009
    Ihatemyusername
    don't really like musicals
  • monchat13
    November 3, 2009
    monchat13
    I like the music, I love the story, but sadly, it doesn't have a happy ending.
  • stilettokillerz
    November 3, 2009
    stilettokillerz
    Dark and haunting, the music is beautiful. I like the way Depp portrays the character cos he looks really pscyhotic. Helena did a good job too! Definitely can't want for more Depp - Burton - B.Carter work!
  • lunadevalois
    November 2, 2009
    lunadevalois
    not tim's best work.. but still great!
  • becky30nj
    November 1, 2009
    becky30nj
    the best of both worlds! Tim Burton and Johnny Depp! Who could ask for anything more?!
  • watsupwithdat
    October 31, 2009
    watsupwithdat
    Excellent thriller and although it was a musical, I kinda liked it. Prob did a bit much singing, but it was as expected. Is their anything Depp can't do? He was a fantastic singer in this. Bonham Carter looked very rootable the whole movie. Rickman was pretty bad ass as the villi...( read more)an. I also liked Baron Cohen's cameo, which really started some violent and gory scenes.
  • Zexxia
    October 29, 2009
    Zexxia
    I hated it. I hate Musical but this one IS horrible
  • redlipsfire
    October 29, 2009
    redlipsfire
    so bad that is a musical too....
  • Dontknockatdeathsdoor
    October 28, 2009
    Dontknockatdeathsdoor
    Johnny Depp can act serial murderer really bloody well! :P
  • weelee18
    October 26, 2009
    weelee18
    Sweeney Todd - Never Forget Never Forgive..

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    'May the Lord have mercy on your soul. '
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    Base on the hit boardway musical from the wonderful Stephen Sondheim, taking to the ...( read more)big screen by the awesome Tim burton, comes a tale of Benjamin Barker/Sweeney Todd living a simply life as a barber with a wife Lucy and his daughter Johanna, when the lust of an evil judge throws all of their lives into chaos. Jugde Tupin has Benjamin Barker deported to Australia never to return again. Benjamin now under the Pseudonym of Sweeney Todd returns to england many years later with the help of young sailor Anthony Hope, hoping to be reunited with his wife and daughter and punish Judge Turpin and the society who destoryed his life with the help of Mrs. Lovett who had known Sweeney as Benjamin and his family all those years ago. Sweeney opens his old barber shop above Mrs.Lovett's Pie Shop were she sell"the worst pies in the London"to rid all the people who ever done him wrong..he disposes the body in Mrs.Lovett's pies in order to be reunited with his daughter Johanna, who is now in Judge Turpin's ward..

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    Sweeney Todd is one of the best musical i have seen and one hell of a great movie. This movie is all I could ever hope it would be, violent, thrilling, musical and comedic..seeing the other plays (Sweeney Todd (2006) and (Sweeney Todd in Concert 2001) and being a fan of the original Broadway stage versions i had no complaints..

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    I get Three for the price of one great movie.. (Tim, Johnny and Helena..) plus the wonderful Alan Rickman this movie also has some great acting and singing from some newbees..
    Johnny Depp performance was outstanding, sensational and is the perfect match for portraying the scheming, vengeance-obesessed barber Sweeney Todd..
    Helena Bonham Carter is extraordinary.. she brings humor and a kind of pathos to her wonderfully wacky mrs.Lovett, she was absolutely perfect for this role (just as Depp was for Todd) and perfectly captures the love that Lovett has for Sweeney..
    Alan Rickman was a slendid choice and is so deliciously evil without being over the top..remarkable, fabulously villainous mode and with Timothy Spall (who it just talented) made a great pair of evil doers..

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    The Younger cast were good, Bower,Wisener, and Sanders are all very young and innocent, with angelic voices, and Sanders is a scene-stealer.. His song 'not while am around' may be one of the most poignant yet.. and the dramatic of his character feel exactly right up to the bitter end. Jamie and Jayne, respectively are refreshing winsome in thier roles.. they all show a bright career in the future...

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    Cinematography is beautiful which set the dark and grim atmosphere of the tale of vengeance..The set-decoration, costumes, and make up were absolutely exquisite..a fresh tale of murder, vengeance, and implications of cannibalism.
    the music was downright fantastic..although the cast are not known for thier singing abilities..they have done an excellent job at it..although some people like me may regret the loss of some clever Sondheim songs..
    You see why Tim Burton is my favourite diector.. Tim has diected yet other "MASTERPIECE"...he's been a fan of Sondheim boardway musical, he's waited to direct his own and he has done an incredible job and pulled it of perfetly..and now officially the master of dark and delightful...no matter how dark he is... Bravo Tim, Bravo!...

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  • jimbotender
    October 26, 2009
    jimbotender
    A Burton film vigorously tentacled.Experimental musical,the serious musical Fosse referred to and Sondheim in this case studies it like many others of the 60's era.The scope of Sweeney is vengeance and like any other anti-hero,he is sympathetic (in a dubious way) .Brilliant odor ...( read more)of the London scums,goth underworld,call it whatever suits you.Let it be the opposite of Singin' in the Rain,Dark vs Caramel musicals.The stage version is probably more complete,however it's definitely a grappling feature.
  • musikankan1
    October 26, 2009
    musikankan1
    Tim Burton and Johnny Depp is never a bad match. Helena Bonham does a superb job as well, and the scenes with Sacha Baron Cohen is also vey entertaining. Alan Rickman also does a great job.
  • EmperorMesmar
    October 25, 2009
    EmperorMesmar
    1 of the only musical I like!
    Why is it an 18 anyway?
  • pampas16io
    October 23, 2009
    pampas16io
    I love this movie too see the truth and besides enjoying the barber's my boyfriend that I wanted jajaja
  • moviemaniacgirl
    October 22, 2009
    moviemaniacgirl
    I just have to say that as I was listening to the soundtrack to this movie the other I realized that there is a lot of foreshadowing and writing elements that make this movie amazing.

    The music itself carries the movie on strong shoulders. The lyrics and the notes themselves ...( read more)speak louder than the characters, and they are portals into the souls of each character. Watching this movie with the mute on would take all the magic away. This is a movie that doesn't need to be seen but needs to be heard.

    Tim Burton has his style, we've all seen it and I admire it. It shows a stability and a trademark, it makes his work easier to spot in a crowd of sequals and remakes. Tim Burton made each building into a deep dark hole and filled the city with skum, he made the light reflect the characters evil, and their guile. The direction adds to the magic of this piece. Magic doesn't exactly sound right for this film but it is... because this movie is a magical experiance. I loved each character and knew them inside and out.

    Johnny Depp, I can never say a bad word about him. He was as magnificant as ever in this movie. For his musical debut this was outrageously amazing. His voice commanded attention, it forced you to listen. His body language was as always a great asset to the film. The emotional range and the facial expressions of this character are beautiful. He's a tourtured man and Depp portrays this character with such depth and pursuassion. The accent was not as great as some of the real English accents in the film, but it was great for an actor.

    Helena Bonham Carter did amazingly as always. Her character dripped of love and affections. Carter seemed to understand all the problems of her loving a man such as Sweeney Todd but faced them with a smile and song. She knew what she was doing, that much was clear in each step Carter took. The eyes were more expressive than the words, but each word she sung added to the impression of her joy at her occupation, or at least what her occupation becomes.

    Alan Rickman isn't a great singer, and he's never been my favorite actor, and in this role he doesn't stick out. His performance is an asset, but a small one. He was perfect for the role, but he isn't.... he just doesn't fit, his essence is dimmer.

    Laura Michelle Kelly was fabulous. Her singing (small as it may have been) added to the depression and the crazied expressions.

    Timothy Spall had a great performance, acting like a rat, a suck-up, it was a perfect choice to choose him.

    Jamie Campbell Bower has a brilliant voice and has such a murderous face. His emotions are dramaticly visible on his face. Each step is one of madness and chaos, but it's controlled, you don't know what his character will do. There is such an excitment about the unpredictability of the character.

    Ed Sanders also has a outstanding voice, especially for such a young person. His acting was a definate help to this film, he almost stole Helena Bonham Carter's spot-light several times, and he definatly stole the ending.

    Jayne Wisener, only sang once, but I had to rewind it to hear it again and again because the pureness in her voice is radiant. It's like an angel's voice has wafted down from the heavens. Her face and her air is such a loving, gentle feeling yet she has a fire yearning to spread its wings and fly. She is a lovely actress.

    Sacha Baron Cohen was amazing as he always is. He was funny but did it more tastefully than he has done in the past. His voice is unimaginably greater than he lets on. You would never know he had such a talent when watching him as "Borat" or "Bruno"

    OVERALL A STUPENDOUS MOVIE
  • lovemetallover523
    October 21, 2009
    lovemetallover523
    I have never heard Johnny Depp sing and he has an amazing rock kinda voice. Perfect role for him. Well eveything he does is great.
  • kevinmejias
    October 21, 2009
    kevinmejias
    Its a good movie and also a lot singing.
  • buffyangel2004
    October 20, 2009
    buffyangel2004
    I see you Johanna
    I feel you Johanna
    (Wat a perv)
  • rajanaufal2
    October 18, 2009
    rajanaufal2
    Well i'll leave it as it is, Sweeney Todd is a good movie. A masterpiece ? maybe.....just not for me. As a musician I dare stating that all songs could have been crafted better for the movie. I fully understand that the musicals are the most difficult movies to produce. It's not...( read more) that Burton did not achieve his goal, but on the contrary there's nothing wrong about Todd, but I stand by my words that it didn't inspire me as a masterpiece. What was extremely good is definitely the acting, from Depp to Carter to Rickman, even Cohen was good. I guess i'll give it another view soon, because all musicals deserve multiple viewings. I don't recall of any other horror musical (I may be wrong), so thumbs up for Burton for creating something new.
  • elad8520
    October 18, 2009
    elad8520
    Good movie though I didn't care much of the musical part and it seems that even Johnny as Tod didn't quite like it either, LOL !!!
    I liked the movie overall and I won't mind watching it a few more times ^_^
  • romeobintangtimur
    October 18, 2009
    romeobintangtimur
    its very stunning movie may be could called its dark romance, but its still nice movie that adapted from broadway musical
  • erikasoto3
    October 17, 2009
    erikasoto3
    Yet another great movie by Depp, and the singing, I did not expect but was good to
  • TeamVolturi
    October 16, 2009
    TeamVolturi
    I ? Jamie Campbell Bower and Johnny Depp in this :)
  • karthu1993
    October 16, 2009
    karthu1993
    never that impressive too much violence and people were converted into yuck!!!!

    But Johnny was great he deserved the nomination. Watch it just for him and he sings,.
  • Suzumi8517
    October 14, 2009
    Suzumi8517
    Favorite movie of all time!
  • ctemple1
    October 12, 2009
    ctemple1
    I'm not big on musicals usually, but this is a great adaptation of a great show.
  • ketutar
    October 12, 2009
    ketutar
    I don't like the story. I think the movie told it very well, and I love Johnny Depp's singing voice :.)
  • mzsteps
    October 11, 2009
    mzsteps
    he sounds awesome when he sings

Summary

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Summary