It is great. In truly Burton style, I think Johnny Depp does one of the best performances of his career. The opening of the film could not be darker: Sweeny Toad having travelled the world comes back to London. His companion, young and optimistic, notes a tone of bitterness in Toad’s references to life in London. From there on, things unfold in the darkest and funniest way. You get to know the world’s worst pastry house, Mrs. Lovett’s, and also a cast of characters taken out from horror stories.
Having been a barber in his previous life, Mr. Toad embarks in a revenge mission, not dissimilar to Beatrix’s in Kill Bill, which teaches him a lesson in life and love. He wins an impromptu competition against an Italianesque barber, brilliantly played by Sasha Baron Cohen, which gives him a place in the city. Having won and lost the favours of an influential judge, he then sets his eyes on him to try to recover something of his previous life. Despite being a musical, I truly enjoyed this film which has some touches of Opera, Hitchcock and Edward Scisorhands. Brilliant!
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