Sweeney Todd Saves the Day?

Alright, it’s recommendation time. If you’re a fan of musicals, thriller movies, or just the actors and director of the film (Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, the biggest hitters), you will definitely enjoy Sweeney Todd. Most people in America know Sweeney Todd as a very violent film with Johnny Depp as star and Tim Burton as director. Now, of those people who haven’t seen the film, most of them probably think it’s just something made up by Burton and is a movie all about death. In essence, that’s kind of what it is. Let me summarize.

First of all, I haven’t watched the movie. I would really like to, but I haven’t. The strange thing is, Sweeney Todd the musical is more of a comedy, while the movie by Tim Burton is violent and mellow. Either way, it’s all about a man who was getting along very well in life. He was married and had a baby girl, and loved them both very much. One day, however, the man was falsely accused of a crime by a judge and was ripped away from his family. The judge ended up marrying said wife, and the daughter ends up marrying a sailor (eventually). Man gets very angry and comes back with a vengeance. The man now goes by Sweeney Todd, the Barber. Care for a shave?

In his barber shop he sets up a system in which his barber chairs fall backward and the people being shaved fall a great many feet, and gravity isn’t kind to them. I’ll leave the rest for you to figure out what happens. If you watch this music clip from the movie, you’ll understand. It’s not graphic at all, just pay attention to the words.

The point is, if you don’t like musicals, you may like this one. Most of my friends like the music from musicals, so I’m interested to see some reactions. I’ll admit, it’s a little creepy for me, even. But if you give it a chance, I’m sure you’ll find a silver lining.

Warning Sticker-Not for those who are against the artistically minded!
Rated 16+ on the Alex scale for violence and…well, violence. And I haven’t even seen it yet.
8 out of 10, five points go to the original plot made by those clever Brits, two points for the movie adaptation and one for continued tours. Three are missing because of the unnecessary gore and Tim Burton being weird. Hey, everyone’s a critic.