Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow

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In Tim Burton's stylish, creepy retelling of the classic Washington Irving story, SLEEPY HOLLOW, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a squeamish, bookish 18th century New York City investigator sent to a small town in lower Westchester county to look into three mysterious decapitations. When the always rational Crane arrives at the little Dutch village, he finds that most of the townsfolk believe the culprit to be the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a monstrous Hessian soldier (Christopher Walken), who seems to be mysteriously tied in to one of the town's most prominent families. Burton's natural instincts for campy humor, combined with the hauntingly gorgeous technical work (Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography and Danny Elfman's score included), collide to create a work of exhilarating entertainment and poetic storytelling. Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien and Christina Ricci help make up an ensemble cast that, combined with the historically accurate village sets and dreamlike magic of the haunted Western W...

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Key Information

Tim Burton
Johnny Depp
Miranda Richardson
Horror/Suspense
Romances
R (MPAA)
VHS: Special Edition
032429043214
1999
1hr 45min

Languages

English

Credits

Andrew Kevin Walker

Professional Reviews

(06/01/2000, p.100, Christopher Kelly): "...Fine cast..." -- 3 out of 5 stars

Product Reviews

Don't Loose Your Head! Sleepy Hollow. Jun 27, 2008
5.00 5/5.0
Pros:
Dark and creepy, superbly acted, a real winner.
Cons:
Strays a little too far afield from the original story.

Review: This movie is almost perfect. It is unrelenting in mood, complex, well crafted and the acting is first rate.

Sleepy Hollow, pretty good, not scary Jan 16, 2008
3.00 3/5.0
Pros:
pretty good movie overall
Cons:
not a scary movie, but many think it is.

Review: Pretty good movie, but not scary enough for me.

The headless horseman returns in Sleepy Hollow --- With Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci Dec 8, 2007
3.00 3/5.0
Pros:
Johhny Depp, Christina Ricci, Directed by Tim Burton, quite dark
Cons:
not very scary, too much supernatural and not enough substance

Review: Exciting and interesting at times, it does have strong characters, but at times can't help but be an average film that is only slightly worth seeing.

He's risen again Sep 18, 2007
3.00 3/5.0
Pros:
acting, script, originality
Cons:
differs from the original tale

Review: I recommend it, if only to see Christopher Walken as the Horseman.

The Headless Horseman Rides Again Jul 21, 2005
4.00 4/5.0
Pros:
great Halloween movie, style and story
Cons:
some offending elements, no imagination on the DVD

Review: Enjoyable movie particularly for Halloween

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