Film Review: Sleepy Hollow

Being that I'm still overdosing on the Halloween spirit (come to think of it, am I ever not in the Halloween spirit?), I thought I'd review one of my faves, Sleepy Hollow. As I mentioned before, I'm a big Tim Burton fan, and this one fits both creepy as well as the 1700s. While it's based off the story by Washington Irving, it's been changed a bit, and in a good way in my opinion. For those that may not have seen it, the story follows a police constable named Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) who travels to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate some strange murders in which all the victim's heads have been cut off. Local legend says this is due to a dead Hessian soldier the townspeople call the Headless Horseman because he died by someone decapitating him, and to get his revenge, he comes back and takes the head of his victims, supposedly until he finds his own. While there, he falls for the daughter of a farmer named Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), who he discovers is tied to the Horseman. I won't give away anymore, but I will say the end twist is quite good. I think this is one of Burton's good ones, and no fan of his should pass it up. I also think its one of those movies that's the perfect mix of scary and something you can share with the kids. I give Sleepy Hollow 4 out of 5 stars.