After being sent away by Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd a.k.a Benjamin Barker returns to London with the help of a sailor, Anthony Hope. He opens a barber shop above Mrs. Lovett’s Meat Pie Shop, where she sells “the worst pies in London.” With the help of Mrs. Lovett, Todd means to rid London of the corrupt aristocracy, and hopes to be reunited with his daughter, Johanna, who is now Judge Turpin’s ward.  

 
I’ve known Tim Burton to be creepy in his directorial and writing, but never really down right gorish. But, how else can you unflicnhingly remake the story of Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, who slits the throats of his unsuspecting customers who only want a “close shave” only to have his accomplice, Mrs. Lovett dispose of the bodies by making human meat pies and selling them in her meat pie shop.

This was a very beautiful executed work of cinematic art, without a doubt. I was at first skeptical to watch Johnny Depp sing. Whether he could or not, was irrelevant to me. I just thought it would be weird. It was a bit for the first couple of scenes, but I got into the flow of the film and was mesmerized byt the cinematography, visuals and directing. As usual, Depp did an extraordinary job with a demeanted twist. Helena Bonham Carter was tops, as well. I love her. Like Depp, she’s got this natural ability to completely get lost and found in the role. They both just crawl effortessly it seems into the characters.

Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd is a gem. Rent it! But it!