Sweeney Todd dvd is a wonder to behold, but only those with Burtons acquired tastes would want to sample a pie overstuffed with such joylessness. The film benefits from Burtons consistency of vision. Swooping camera work and a sense of really discomfiting fantasy do the groundwork. When characters break into song, it fits in the world Burton has built. Either audiences will lap up the exaggerated Grand Guignol theatrics with a nervous smile or theyll cower in their seats hoping to switch their tickets to the next available showing of Enchanted. Poor Depp isnt up to the challenge of a musical. He may look menacing with his ivory skin and flashing eyes, but he sings like hes three drinks into a night at the local karaoke bar. Visually expansive and imaginative. This is grand-scale studio-work at its most beguiling.
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