Positive Experience/Entertaining? Yes, it was! Though it was very bloody, so be warned.

Technically any good? Over all the movie was a good adaption of the musical, I think. Only a few things really felt missing (like the opening “attend the tale of Sweeney Todd” bit, which wasn’t there) and of course, the talent. I think Johnny Depp and Mrs. Tim Burton are both fine actors, but I felt that neither were quite right for the parts or quite good enough in the singing-department. Maybe Bonham Carter, but she seemed like she was holding back. The acting was pretty awesome, however and the look of the film was SUPERB. I gasped at the final shot of the movie. I very rarely gasp.

How did it leave me feeling? Like this is Tim Burton’s best movie so far–and the one that best reflects his talents. I’ve always felt that his films had so much more potential than he’d let them reach. Save for Beatlejuice, I think Sweeney is the film that he let his darkness run free. Good for him–I hope his next film goes farther.

Final Rating? SIYL - See If You Like - while this is a musical, don’t think it’s some popcorn crap-fest–this movie is very bloody, disturbing and is a tragedy. If you like disturbing, bloody tragedies, then you’ll love this movie, I’d say.