I actually didn't care all that much for Sweeney Todd. And, for the record, that was quite possibly one of the least sexy roles Depp has ever been in (second only to the Mad Hatter). It seems Burton is dedicated to making Depp ugly, which I admire. John Waters said Burton has helped Depp escape his years as nothing but a pretty face on 21 Jump Street, I suppose he has done this by removing the "pretty face" element from the equation entirely.
My qualms with Sweeney Todd were numerous, but I don't really have the time to be arsed to list them all. To be concise, the music irritated me (though the lyrics were clever at the least), the casting was poor, and it was in alot of cases overwhelmingly emo.
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