So far the early reviews for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street have been ecstatic. I had a friend who saw it a few weeks ago at an advanced screening and she absolutely loved it.
"I’m sure you’ve already heard from others, but – key points in a nutshell:
-1 hr 50 mins, not including end credits (they only showed the front credits).
-No ghosts, only music from the ballad.
-Full-throttle musical – believe it or not, you don’t really miss the things that are missing. It’s almost more of a musical than the stage musical! When they sing they REALLY sing, and I’m probably exaggerating, but it seemed like over 80% sung. The music is very powerful throughout. Depp is excellent. Carter has a strong accent. Anthony and Tobias almost steal the show.
-It is almost exactly like the screenplay, minus the ghosts and minus the beginning/end pool of blood thing.
-About 60 people in the audience, with very positive reactions (a few negative)... but the audience isn’t a “random sample”.
-Very disturbingly violent and gory – it’s actually a “musical-horror” movie. We knew it would be a unique film, but it is radically unique because it’s also hilarious. Sure to get widely varying reviews."
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