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i'll begin by admitting my adoration of Tim Burton/Depp collaboration. double points for danny elfman involvement!!! so naturally, i loved it. the film has a promising director and the goosebumps were iminent as the opening credits rolled with gory accents. woah! a slightly more intense/dark element compared to burton's other works!
concerning the plot, expect something along the lines of the corpse bride. instead of a theme of society and alienation that can be found in Edward Scissorhands and even Oyster Boy, this plot is mainly driven by a man's love for a woman and revenge for another's wrongdoing. imagine lots of blood and lots of emotions from a variety of characters who each have their own story to tell (or song to sing).
and, oh! the singing. the damned singing... how weird is it that we get to hear Mr. Depp sing?.. and growl and yell at the same time as his character lended. as this movie is a bit of a musical one, there is a song every 45 econds, no lie. it gets a bit annoying and predictable. the theatre will collectively hold its breath and grimace as another unnecessary and horrible song comes out of Helen Carter's mouth.
Todd has its flaws and the ending has to be one of the biggest ones. when a character dies abrubptly, the ending credits begin rolling just as abrubptly with several loose ends to the plot suspended in midair. upsetting. the entire climax of the movie is followed by a flood of blood and a bunch of disappointed faces in the audience.
the verdict? drumroll, please...
CHERRY LOVES JOHNNY DEPP!!!! that is all. nothing else much matters. DUH!
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