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I finally got to see this movie - we don't only have crap games distribution here, also movies distribution.
I haven't seen other versions of the story, including the movie with Angela Lansbury, so I can't compare Burton's work with others'. I must say I agree with most of meryl's post. I was a bit disappointed by the repetitiveness of the movie, especially in emotions depicted, and I was left with the impression something was missing. I also didn't like the rethoric aspects of some parts of the movie, and I thought a bit more of Burton's distinctive humour could have helped. Alas, humour was absent almost throughout the entire film, and characters appeared flat and dul, not developed and reasonable at alll. Especially Todd, though I think Depp is usually a great actor, was completely charmless and uninteresting. The dialogues were mediocre and, I guess for the reasons meryl explained - scenes/songs left out that should have been present? - I got the impression the story lacked some important motives and connections between parts.
The movie was ok overall, but I expected more considering the cast and considering it was Burton.
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