musicalsrock

Just saw the movie and wow what a great performance by Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter. When the two are on screen together you can't take your eyes off them. Burton does a great job mixing the horror of what Sweeny Todd does with the comedic relief that Sondheim writes in his music. It has a lot of bloody scenes which may turn some off but this is not a happy story nor does it have a happy or uplifting end. Instead it is a warning that those who seek revenge in the end can become worse than those who have harmed them in the first place and they will meet the same end as those they seek to destroy. Attend the tale of Sweeny Todd he served a dark and a vengeful god.