Wordless Wednesday #84 - The Rabbit Hole Addition

Yes I have already asked for the 5th off since I will be at the midnight premiere the night before ;)

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He Never Forgot And He Never Forgave

As you all know, Kidlet and I saw Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street on Saturday night. I have been waiting months for this movie as you all know and it was worth the wait. It was fabulous. The cinematography was awesome. Just awesome. I admit I spent the first 5 minutes mentally going, "Holy Shit! Johnny Depp can sing!" but after that I did get over it and got totally into the characters. Helena Bonham Carter was good as Mrs Lovett, she was a bit breathy ala Marilyn in her singing but it worked well as she played the character with an Ophelia-esque air of madness. Angela played it much broader and seemed more of a scheming psycho than Helena's Mrs. Lovett, who was much softer and seemed ever so much more wrapped in a cocoon of madness.

Depp was wonderful as Benjamin Barker, by turns funny and scary and ultimately terribly sad. I have read the reviews that offer up criticism of the characters of Johanna and Anthony and I do agree they seem a bit of a side note other than providing the MacGuffin for further plot development.

If you have seen the play you know the plot line. If you haven't, please know that the darkly comedic moments do not buy you a happy ending. Merely the worst pies in London. Alan Rickman is wonderful as the Evil Judge Turpin and I, unlike some reviewers, did not find him to be 1 dimensional. I found him to be a sad perverted old man who you did feel sorry for in spite of his repellent actions. The stand out moments for me was the "A Little Priest" number which was trimmed unfortunately but lovely none the less and the most perfectly Burton moment ever, By The Sea which was just an amazing techno colored Goth Seaside vacation. I LOVED it.

I will say the ending was a bit abrupt, but given the ending it really had no other way to end that would not have felt forced.

I do recommend seeing this movie in the theater as it is a visual treat and so much of the plot is the actor's expressions. I think musicals can be overpowering if you don't pay attention to the actors faces and their expressions. And Johnny Depp is a master at conveying an entire soliloquy with a look.

I give 9 out of 10 stars and a heart recommendation to see it asap.

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