I am a large fan of the tale of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. This tale has grown into what is indeed a cult favorite. It went from the penny-dreadful, "The String of Pearls: A Romance" into the hit Stephen Sondheim musical and now into this BBC drama starring Ray Winstone. Sweeney Todd is a great movie. A glorious cast and a great new version of the story (I am repeating myself). Todd is more sympathetic in this film than he is in the Sondheim musical and the Tim Burton film. He starts killing and cannot stop. He then befriends a Mrs. Margery Lovett whom he takes her the chopped up bodies of his customers (whose throats he slits and she does not know who or what they are) and she bakes the bodies into her pies. The police start to grow suspicious and launch an investigation. Will Sweeney Todd ever be suspected? This movie is a 10 out of 10. This isn't like any other version of the tale at all. This is a fresh, brand knew version of it. The Demon Barber is a tortured soul in this, he releases his rage in murderous ways. This is probably the best television film. I highly recommend it!
Review of Sweeney Todd
