Sweeney Todd - a warning

I realise that I'm disagreeing with every Danish reviewer when I say that, Sweeney Todd was a BORE! Now it's probably somewhat my own fault, because I really don't like musicals. 'Like' is an understatement, I freaking hate musicals. Who invented it, and why does it still exist? It's so very silly and annoying. Unfortunately I had forgotten that I hated musicals, well I actually didn't forget, but a combination of it being a Tim Burton (whom I love) film, staring Johnny Depp and Helene Bonham-Carter (two great actors) convinced me of giving musicals a second chance. And I did, until I started napping about an hour into the film. Sure the visuals were gorgeously goth, and when the actors weren't singing (which they did rather poorly) they did a half-decent job acting, but if you're not a musical fan, spare yourself the excruciating experience of this film, beds are much better for sleeping after all.

The exact same scenario occurred for me with "Moulin Rouge", I really most work on my long-term memory. I hereby promise never to watch a musical again, no matter the redeeming circumstances.