Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

  • 2008


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Average Rating 4.1/5
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3.8
Burton has an affinity for the mayhems Grand Guignol setting, of course. EW
5.0
In telling this story, half measures will avail him nothing.The bloodiest musical in stage history, it now becomes the bloodiest in film history, and .. Rogerebert
4.0
While Sweeney Todd offers an abundant amount of blood, it has equal doses of humor and wit. Common Sense Media
4.5
As with Sunshine, Id call Juno a family film if only it didnt make teen pregnancy look so sporting. Austin Chronicle
2.5
Theres a gulf between the colourful leads and the bland supporting roles, and Burton struggles to avoid a flat middle section that contrasts with the .. Time Out
3.3
Its a thoughtful, sincere and moving film, buttressed by a fine, central performance by an actor at the top of his form but one which depends on the v .. Time Out
3.5
(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arriva ..
2.0
Since Sweeney Todd premiered in 1979, screen serial killers have multiplied like so many disposable razors. Making the audience feel something more th .. Screen Daily
2.0
For one, its six to five and pick em whether or not hell slice your throat open with a straight razor, leaving you to gasp for life while spurting blo ..
2.5
Will you get a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye at the end San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
But somehow its not a downer: ultimately, everyone gets what they deserve, even if it that means merely a magnificent death.
5.0
As with any Burton production the visuals are the thing here, and theyre spectacular. Cinema Blend
3.8
Since the movie, like Burtons Sleepy Hollow, is desaturated of every color but red, the arterial spray is all the more dramatic. Ny Daily News
2.5
The man has played at least a dozen other characters with more depth and worth than this one note nutjob.You sir! JoBlo
3.1
With Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Tim Burton gives new meaning to the term directors cut..In adapting Stephen Sondheims dissonant m .. Philly
2.8
This version has great production values but shows no heart, and never gives us anything to get excited over except for the geysers of blood gushing o .. Sover
3.1
Those who come to the movie with a fresh set of eyes, however, may find it possessing a suitably wicked sense of humor, but perhaps lacking enough to .. ReelViews
4.4
Inspired by an 18th century urban legend, Sondheims blackly comic nightmare of cutthroat capitalism and Victorian hypocrisy was cast in penny dreadful .. Tv Guide
4.4
Its nice to see all the usual Burton touches, from Depps extreme makeup to the goth girls to the pretty young blondes. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
Costume design is terrifically gothic.Special effects splatter the screen, Burtons penchant for blood soaking giving the tale a darker edge than it ha ..
4.4
Burtons fascination with the macabre and the mischievous has found a perfect outlet in this lavish Grand Guignol slaughterfest. Usa Today
3.5
The film suffers from a relentless emphasis on bland, thoroughly forgettable musical numbers whose sameness inevitably lends the proceedings a distinc .. Reel Film Reviews
2.5
Presumably, if you are really into Broadway musicals (I can take em or leave em) you will probably like the films music better than I did.The acting i .. Lariat
4.5
Burtons version is not theatrical; it is cinematic through and through, with swooping cameras and color schemes that would be impossible to create in .. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Tweet Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Jim Lane By This article was published on 01.03.08 Advertisement In the 1890s, an escaped convict .. News Review
4.5
Depps staggering performance perfectly merges the storys humour, horror and romance into a serious punch to the gut. Shadows On The Wall
5.0
Similarly, as indicated by the blood spattered posters, the film is much gorier than you might be expecting.Put simply, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber .. View London
3.5
But it has a suggestiveness and terror all its own, and thats achievement enough. Cs Monitor
4.4
Post Surfer gURL Mary Huhn will present a daily guide to Internet political hotspots during the Republican and Democratic conventions.Todays sites are .. New York Post
4.0
With its beautiful production design and swooping camera moves, Sweeney Todd certainly succeeds as spectacle, but for the first time in a long time, B .. Film Journal International ..
4.4
Instead, its bloody good fun.A lot of that is due to Johnny Depp. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
This makes it harder to watch and may turn it into that rarity, a commercial film whose target audiences cancel each other out but its a conceptual ma .. Boston
5.0
Its never less than dark, bloody fun, but it is most definitely dark.Simply put, its the best horror film in ages and one of the best films of the yea .. Mountain X
4.5
In short, the movie may substitute Grand Guignol for laughs at times, but its spectacularly stylized each throat slashing exceptional persuasively sun .. Npr
5.0
Burtons staging of the barbers bloody mayhem involves more splatter than a Gallagher concert; the film fully earns its R rating.Throats open up like h .. Star Tribune
4.5
Who else would you give it to.Who else could possibly do it justice
4.4
But this only makes the issue of the movies considerable excellence its easily Burtons best since, well, ever that much more conspicuous. Toronto Star
4.5
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5.0
It isnt for the squeamish or anyone seeking quaint musical theater; however, none can deny its aesthetic integrity and stunning execution. Reel Talk Reviews
3.5
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
2.0
Alas, like much of Burtons recent film repertoire, Sweeney Todd looks incredible, like a moving painting, but its absolutely mediocre and rather tedio .. Cinema Crazed
5.0
You have to be up close and personal to cut someones throat, and Burton creates a Victorian London thats dark and claustrophobic. Slate
5.0
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street will almost certainly emerge as one of this years finest films.Dont miss it. Eye For Film
5.0
The journey to that message, however, is filled with cinematic delight and musical pleasures.
5.0
The journey to that message, however, is filled with cinematic delight and musical pleasures.
4.0
Its a grimy concoction from Hells own kitchen, laced with black humour and seasoned with hauntingly beautiful music. Bbc
4.4
There is no denying that this is, indeed, Burtons motion picture, a visually astonishing and imaginative retelling with a Grand Guignol sense of the m .. The Movie Boy
4.5
As Burton movies go, this is as none more black as it gets, and it suits the material perfectly. Bullz-Eye
3.5
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La .. Calendar Live
3.8
Sweeney Todd: Dark, bloody musical is a perfect fit for director Tim Burton A Victorian horror story about obsession, longing, regret and loss, the st .. Seattle Pi
4.5
Despite the added suspense and gore, Burton never forgets that this is a well loved musical and each of Sondheims numbers gets a respectful performanc ..
5.0
The visual design by Dante Ferretti serves the story with exquisite detail. Varia Gate
5.0
This heightens the emotion and the drama to a great degree, and I like that. Three Movie Buffs
5.0
Unlike the contents of Nellie Lovetts meat pies, the films ingredients are a tasty combination of fun, horror, tears and no dodgy aftertaste. Digital Spy
3.8
At a time of year when costume dramas and flashy stage to screen epics (like last years Dreamgirls) make holiday audiences smile and swoon, something .. Christianity Today
2.0
But it was as ironic commentary and determined disorienting reflection on the peculiar popularity of violence as giddy pathological mass entertainment .. News Blaze
5.0
It is a visually stunning movie with nice little touches and details that reward the audience members who pay attention. Waffle Movies
4.4
The preview and poster advertising show the film oozing with Burtons dark visions while cautiously skipping over the fact that people will in actually .. Movie Crypt
5.0
His strength has never been storytellinghis Gothic imagination flowers episodicallybut Sweeney Todd, his best movie since Ed Wood, keeps its eye on it .. News Week
4.0
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4.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
3.5
Kabuki lite makeup, ornate art direction, a fantastical spin on ultraviolence.Who else couldve directed Sweeney Todd but Tim Burton Dvd Talk
2.5
Sweeney Todd is a throat slasher of a motion picture.It creates a new genre the slasher musical. Tony Mack
3.5
It may not be Burtons best film, or his most innovative, but it always stays faithful to his uniquely haunted soul. Flip Side Archive
4.4
With oceans of gore, rivers of luscious musicality and a bravura performance by Johnny Depp redolent of malevolence and magnetism, Burton brings Sondh .. Denver Post
3.5
Hint: deeper into the darkness of this film those pies become quite the rave. Review Express
4.0
Dark, dank and ultimately depressing despite all the music, Sweeney Todd is unmistakably a Burton film. Future Movies
2.5
Sweeney Todd is the one of the worst stage to screen adaptations I have ever seen. Cinema Sight
3.8
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a musical tale brought to the big screen.Often a task that goes unnoticed by the viewing audience, but .. Entertainment Spectrum
3.5
Proficient and estimable in almost every way, Sweeney Todd is deliriously bloody but never truly gets ones blood pumping. Nicks Chager
4.5
Burtons violent musical proves to be one of his bloody best films. Movies Ign
5.0
In a film era that has lost its faith in tragedy, Sweeney Todd is like a dark beacon.Its true hero is the Conqueror Worm. Metro Active
3.5
Yet without Logans respectable effort, it is difficult to imagine that film audiences could withstand the materials already redundant plotting. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
5.0
Just tell yourself it IS a Tim Burton musical and that Mr. Depp sings beautifully and things should get better for you.Director Burton has kept the ma .. Crazed Fan Boy
4.4
The 19 year old shot by a Louisiana state trooper during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge three weeks ago was shot in the back and shrapnel near his spin .. 2 The Advocate
4.5
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4.5
But it is strong stuff even compared with the goriest of thrillers. Blog Oregonlive
3.5
Its easily Burtons best film since Ed Wood, and one of Depps best, most soulful performances. D Cist
4.0
While I may not be singing its praises note for note, this certainly is the only gory, grim gothic musical curio out in theaters this Christmas and fo .. Horror
3.0
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a dark and terrifying love story, as much a horror film as a musical extravaganza. Brandon Fibbs
2.5
All published materials contained herein are owned by their respective authors and cannot be reprinted, either in their entirety or in selection, with .. The Cinema Phile Blog
4.5
Burton delivers a less comic, more appealing Sweeney Todd in this Johnny Depp tour de force. Frankly, its bloody great. Edge Boston
4.5
Well, you kind of do and its kind of odd how affecting a horror movie can be when its done up right in a minor key and the production designs a work o .. Ar Kansas Online
2.5
The look and music hold the movie together, but Burton is so focused on the tone the storytelling falls apart. Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
4.1
If only Johnny Depp had made his Willy Wonka this disturbingly attractive. Sea Coast Online
5.0
Like many a Burton protagonist Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood, Willy Wonka Sweeney (Johnny Depp) is no garden variety maniac. Style Weekly
4.1
Finally, I left the film feeling that I should have worn a plastic sheet for protection.This film is chock a block full of blood. Djardine Blogspot
2.8
Its certainly beautifully staged, not opened up to the natural world but wider in scope than the usual theatrical footprint. Contra Costa Times
4.5
Critics seem to have settled on Grand Guignol as operating principle here, but Sweeney Todd is maybe a bit too Grand for its own good. Stop Smiling Online
4.4
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2.5
Tim Burtons Goth opera may be bloody, but its most disturbing when its talking about love. Blog Spout
3.5
Its rare that entertainment with such a lofty pedigree also offers generous portions of things people actually like: revenge, violence and viscera, a .. The Exile



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