"They've done it," says TIME magazine's Richard Corliss. They, that is, the entire creative team behind the new film version of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, have made a "bloody great" film adaptation of the original play that is at once "both faithful and liberating." Corliss finds that Johnny Depp, "a magnificent star at the apogee of his powers," excels in the title role as "a true singing actor, making every note as persuasive as his words and gestures." And of the director, it feels to Corliss as though "Sweeney Todd might have been written for Burton."
"They've done it," says TIME magazine's Richard Corliss. They, that is, the entire creative team behind the new film version of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, have made a "bloody great" film adaptation of the original play that is at once "both faithful and liberating."
Corliss finds that Johnny Depp, "a magnificent star at the apogee of his powers," excels in the title role as "a true singing actor, making every note as persuasive as his words and gestures." And of the director, it feels to Corliss as though "Sweeney Todd might have been written for Burton."
To read the full review, visit time.com.
