Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

The Worst Film Ever

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Fresh and Exciting

As a fan of Essie Davis I was curious when I watched the movie. and I have to admit that it was a wonderful discovery. The story is really great and the actors really good. The story focuses on a psychological aspect and it was disturbing to see Todd so remorseful. It changes from all the killers who seems cold like an ice. even if I hate murders we are captivated through the whole story, help by the love story.The two characters are great. Even if their fate is sealed, they are so convicted and we somehow wished for something we know won't happened. even though, we are caught by their personality. They are just human with their goodness and their blemish.It has really violent passage but never unnecessary : they just add some reality to the plot. The murders and the gruesome is inevitable.The soundtrack was really great even if i can't find it anywhere but nonetheless, it was a perfect match to the period. It has really creaped me out sometimes but some music were very beautiful.And as I already said, the story is blessed by two wonderful actors. I already liked Davis but she really amazed me, as did Ray Winstone. I have never been bored and I even with the god review that I had read, I didn't expected to enjoy it so much. Though I'm not fond of horror and bloody movies.So give it a try and don't think of the musical by Burton. just enjoy the story by it own. I think you won't regret it.

SWEENEY TODD.It's not bad.I have seen the Tim Burton version of this story and absolutely loved it. I am a massive Tim Burton fan, and in fact it is one of my favourite Tim Burton movies.This version of the story was made before Tim's version. It was made for TV apparently and stars Ray Winstone as Sweeney Todd.Ray is alright in this, but there are times where he is not very believable in this film. I like Ray, I think he has made some great films, but maybe this one was not for him. They could have found someone better to play Sweeney.There are some really great supporting cast in this film though... it has got Essie Davis playing Mrs Lovett. Essie does a great job. I felt sorry for her a lot of the time in the movie. It also has David Warner, Tom Hardy and David Bradley in it... David Warner is brilliant as always, Tom Hardy plays a detective really well and David Bradley plays Sweeney's father. David Bradley is great in this... but have you noticed how in every film he looks the same? Haha! He is always gonna be Filch to me. JThe effects were alright in most places, but there were a couple of times where I thought the blood looked too unrealistic. Way too thick, it looked like paint.There were quite a lot of changes in the story in this one compared to the Tim Burton version, but they are both similar also.I will give this movie 7 out of 10...I really enjoyed watching this movie and love the story... but it is not Ray's best work.For more reviews please like my Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204

I loved the story of Sweeney Todd after seeing Johnny Depp do the musical number. I loved it so much I am looking for other versions. This one is outstanding.Unlike Depp's version, this one with Ray Winstone (The Proposition, The Departed, Sexy Beast, Beowulf) is a truer picture of the dark and grimy London of the 18th Century. It is so bad, that you have to cover your nose with a handkerchief when you approach the beggars in the jail to give them a penny.Sweeney did not set out to kill anyone. He was visited in his barber shop by a jailer that brought back old memories. He killed him without thinking and each time got easier. He becomes attracted to a pie maker Mrs. Lovett (Essie Davis - Charlotte's Web, Maggie from The Matrix sequels). In the course of that relationship, we are introduced to abortion, spousal abuse, and atheism. She is married at the time, but as barbers were also surgeons (without anesthesia, I might add) he dispatches her husband in the process of removing a stone.They become friends as he is unable to perform, and he sets her up in her own pie shop. She has a steady stream of lovers which he dispatched and presents to her as meat from his brother. She is clueless as to what is going on. This is a far different version than I have seen before and you are really hooked to see what is going to happen. There are some side stories involving a policeman, and Sweeney's father that really added to the mystery.Winstone and Davis were superb, as was David Warner as the local Magistrate.The only complaint I had was not really every seeing Mrs Lovett's pies. As Sweeney peeked in on her trysts, we just got to see the guy on top. They could have given us a little peek.This was slightly better than the Ben Kingsly version, but there are more to see, including another musical.

I saw most of Sweeny Todd when BBC1 screened it one evening just after New Year 2006. I missed the last half-hour or so though, but I got to know how it ended.A load of grizzly murders are the responsibility of Sweeny Todd aka The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. We get to see him slashing people's throats and cutting his victims up. He then gives the parts to the local bakery to have pies made, so a bit of cannibalism thrown in. His victims include his lover. Police find out about this at the end though.The cast includes Ray Winstone, who is excellent as Sweeny Todd and he is joined by David Warner (Titanic, Time Bandits), Tom Hardy and David Bradley.At least my barber is not like this one! Watch this if you dare. Excellent and wonderfully gory in parts.Rating: 4 stars out of 5.