Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) film, and said it was possibly superior. He praised all of the cast and the cinematography, but noted it would probably not appeal to non-musical fans due to the dominance of music in the film. "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" received four Golden Globe nominations for the January 2008 65th Golden Globe Awards, winning two. The film received the award for Best Motion Picture in the Musical or Comedy genre, and Depp for his performance as Sweeney Todd. Burton was nominated for Best Director, and Helena Bonham Carter was nominated for her performance as Mrs. Lovett. The
The Tale of Sweeney Todd Ireland. Prior to broadcast, the film had its world premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 1997. In his review in "New York", John Leonard said, "Much as I’d have imagined that yet another version of "The Tale of Sweeney Todd" would be at best inadvisable, Kingsley... is a class-war wonder to behold... Even more of a surprise than Kingsley’s performance is that director John Schlesinger, so very serious in movies like "Midnight Cowboy" and "Marathon Man", would have so much fun with this blackest of humors." Daryl Miller of the "Los Angeles Times" stated, "It is made