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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

20 Dec 2007

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

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Dec 20, 2007

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4

Sweeney Todd film is a dark feast of blood and revenge

Tim Burton adapts Sweeney Todd into a brutal cinematic waltz of murder and humor. Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman deliver merciless performances amid Dante Ferretti production design and Dariusz Wolski cinematography. The London setting echoes Mayhew and Dickens as Barker seeks vengeance after a corrupt judge ruined his family.

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Tim Burton Fleet Street Burton Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Alan Rickman Dante Ferretti London Charles Dickens Benjamin Barker Turpin Barker Australia Johanna Jayne Wisener Benjamin Mrs. Lovett
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Sweeney Todd film review at Galaxy Cedar Rapids

Johnny Depp leads as Sweeney Todd in a Burton version of the grim tale with Helena Bonham Carter and Alan Rickman. The film features Sacha Baron Cohen and Timothy Spall and includes Jayne Wisener and Jamie Campbell Bower as key players. The rendition blends plot driven Stephen Sondheim songs with a stylish, intimate musical approach.

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London Sweeney Todd Burton Stephen Sondheim Depp Bonham Carter Sacha Baron Cohen Pirelli Rickman Timothy Spall Beadle Bamford Jayne Wisener Jamie Campbell Bower Tim Burton Johnny Depp Helena Bonham Carter Barber
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Burton lands the directorial helm for Sweeney Todd

Tim Burton discusses why he chose to direct the musical Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He cites the film as fitting his Gothic sensibilities and notes the project blends horror vibes with dark humor. Burton recalls first being drawn to the London stage posters from 1980 and explains his vision for a horror-movie London and the tragedy at its core.

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Roger Ebert Universal Press Syndicate Mary Sweeney Todd the Barber Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel Tim Burton Stephen Sondheim Fleet Street Burton Edward Scissorhands London Stage Los Angeles Sweeney Sweeney Todd
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Review Dariusz Wolski Henry Mayhew National Board of Review
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