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Movie Review: "Sweeney Todd"
Dec. 29th, 2007 10:35 pmBleh. "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is not my kind of movie. Even with Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Alan Rickman.
First it's a musical. Musicals can be good, but the music has to be really good. Or interesting. It was okay, but melodramatic. I'm kind of a sucker for melodrama, but really, this was too much.
Second, roaches in the kitchen.
Third, loads of violence. And worse, bad morals. For example, it's okay to kill people because who hasn't done something bad enough to deserve being killed?
Fourth, not my kind of ending.
Fifth, too much suspense. People need to get on with what they're doing so that things don't get all complicated.
Yes, yes, good acting. Fine singing. Beautiful Tim Burton sets and costumes (except for all the blood). Alan Rickman. (Who reminds me why I must improve my posture.) Just not my kind of good movie.
My favorite thing about the movie is knowing that the main character in the sci-fi book Jumper loved this show and watched it several times. That character has a background that makes this story much more relevant and interesting to him than to people like me who have had a nice easy life. So I now have an excellent excuse to re-read that very fine book.
First it's a musical. Musicals can be good, but the music has to be really good. Or interesting. It was okay, but melodramatic. I'm kind of a sucker for melodrama, but really, this was too much.
Second, roaches in the kitchen.
Third, loads of violence. And worse, bad morals. For example, it's okay to kill people because who hasn't done something bad enough to deserve being killed?
Fourth, not my kind of ending.
Fifth, too much suspense. People need to get on with what they're doing so that things don't get all complicated.
Yes, yes, good acting. Fine singing. Beautiful Tim Burton sets and costumes (except for all the blood). Alan Rickman. (Who reminds me why I must improve my posture.) Just not my kind of good movie.
My favorite thing about the movie is knowing that the main character in the sci-fi book Jumper loved this show and watched it several times. That character has a background that makes this story much more relevant and interesting to him than to people like me who have had a nice easy life. So I now have an excellent excuse to re-read that very fine book.