Bellatrix, Snape, Peter Pettigrew, Grindelwald, and Jace Wayland all in the same movie!

Sweeney Todd marks Tim Burtons sixth collaboration with Johnny Depp and the fifth with partner Helena Bonham Carter. Visually stunning, Sweeney Todd is a musical with the darkest of sensibilities; the squeamish take heed. Depp's haunted Todd, filled with hatred and sorrow, won him several awards including a Golden Globe. The film features solid support from Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sasha Baron Cohen. The musical numbers are evocative and often darkly humourous. I've watched this film many times, and will many more. From set design to warddrobe, performance to the musical numbers, Sweeney Todd hits all the right marks for me. I have the soundtrack on my iPod and replicas of Todd's cutthroat razors on display in my theatre room. There is nothing quite like it.

Was there ever a more perfect musical for Tim Burton to direct ? Not a frame of this film, could be mistaken for any other director. The initial animated opening is a great touch and there is a standout sequence involving Depp singing and killing his victims which is funny, haunting and horrific. Great production design and Depp & Bonham Carter are perfectly cast. The main flaw of the film lies with the plot involving Todd's daughter, which feels out of place in the context of the film and isn't really developed very well.

Burton and Depp always bring crazy concepts to life and Sweeney Todd is right up there with the craziest of any of them. It is oddly dark with a rock solid musical score. While I am not the target audience for this, I really enjoyed it and it stands out compared to almost anything else I have watched musical wise. Rating: 3/5 - 75% - Worth Watching

Horropera? Operorror? The sets are remarkable, the acting is above par and this is one of Tim Burton's best, but I still don't like musicals and this is yet another reason why not.