"Both sharp and fleet... a satisfying screen version of Stephen Sondheim’s landmark 1979 theatrical musical."
- Todd McCarthy, Variety
"A thriller-diller from start to finish: scary, monstrously funny and melodically thrilling. And Depp is simply stupendous."
- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
| (Left
to right) A customer is about to be worked on by the braggart barber
Pirelli (Sacha Baron Cohen) whose assistant Toby (Edward
Sanders) helps him in his boasts. Photo Credit: Leah Gallo. © 2007 by DreamWorks LLC and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| The
evil Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman, left) is about to get his
comeuppance from the vengeful Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp, right). Photo Credit: Leah Gallo. © 2007 by DreamWorks LLC and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
| Anthony
(Jamie Campbell Bower, left), a young sailor who rescued Sweeney
Todd, tells Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter, right) that
he has fallen in love with Sweeney’s daughter Johanna. Photo Credit: Leah Gallo. © 2007 by DreamWorks LLC and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
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