“Sweenie Todd” hasn’t been on my list of upcoming movies I must see. To be honest, the story is ruined for me from recent viewings of “Jersey Girl” on cable. My interest didn’t increase on discovering the movie is yet another Burton/Depp pairing. My taste for such diminished significantly after seeing “Charley and the Chocolate Factory”, a good movie, sure, but it doesn’t compare to the brilliant “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”. Gene Wilder IS Wonka forever and ever more.
Then I saw this clip of Alan Rickman. Rickman’s skill is such that I’m instantly riveted to his performance and, in less than a minute, he’s made me want to see the rest of his performance.