The Evening Standard gives Sweeney Todd a perfect five out of five stars, dubbing the film "Sweeney the Spectacular" and calling it "just about perfect." With melodies that "tiptoe under our skin and refuse to leave," says the paper, Sweeney brings filmgoers to a "heightened state" that once entered is difficult to let go.
The Evening Standard (UK) gives the Tim Burton-directed film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd a perfect five out of five stars, dubbing the film "Sweeney the Spectacular" and calling it "just about perfect." Film critic Charlotte O'Sullivan gives fair warning, though, that once Sweeney Todd takes hold of its viewers, it isn't likely to let go.
With melodies that "tiptoe under our skin and refuse to leave," she writes, Sweeney brings filmgoers to a "heightened state" that once entered makes it difficult not to sympathize with the murderous barber, played by Johnny Depp, and his partner in crime, played by Helena Bonham Carter. In fact, thanks to the actors' "increasingly intense performances ... it becomes impossible."
To read the review, visit thisislondon.co.uk/film.
