the original review i have plan for this movie be perhaps a little over harsh and so i will preface with the good represent sleepy hollow be a perfectly acceptable beer and pizza or sleepover movie and the kind you watch with a good group of people when the mood be light and no one really focus on the movie . the visual element be beautiful and and it be kinda fun and in part . but horror and my friend and it be not . i make the mistake of watch it expect something to shiver at with all the light off . if this be your intention and send me a personal message and i will offer you a list of alternate recommendation . ( that a serious offer and by the way . true horror fan deserve well . ) now my complaint and complete with spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler why bother even make a movie base on a classic story if youre not even go to attempt to stay true to the sense and feel and tone and or theme of the original . listen carefully between the line of ill write dialogue and you will hear the slow churn of washington irving roll over in his grave . i will even accept the big city detective bit and but . ricci draw ward hex around the bed . come and now . not only be there nothing even vaguely like this in the legend of sleepy hollow and but it historical bunk . i do not care what neo pagan axe you have to grind and but in the 18th century and witchcraft meant sell your soul to the devil in exchange for diabolical power while this whole fluffy white witch goddess worship an it harm none approach to witchcraft date back and historically and about as far a the british invasion . ( party interest in real old school pagan practice be refer to james frazer the golden bough and if you do not believe me . ) this create such a discordant element throw into the context of the film that the very framework of the sleepy hollow legend be shatter . so we wind up with a totally different story altogether . if that be burton idea and i wish he would warn u in advance . also and i wish he would come up with a good story than the rather pedestrian one witness here . and he might as well have drop the irving pretension altogether . and and at any rate and the movie isn not scary . not once . not at all . the warped tree come close and but be more than counterbalance by the laughable effect of the hessian farce comedy bellowing . and finally and yes and i too wanted christina ricci for christmas and but god clearly never mean her to be a blonde .