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Genny - While I really wasn't looking forward to rewatching Sleepy Hollow for this list it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. It wasn't quite as mediocre as my previous watch led me to imagine it. It's rather competently acted (especially if you don't mind Depp and Ricci reprising typical roles around this time) and even the CG animation isn't a complete eyesore. The plot twist is somewhat predictable given the step mother's behavior near the end; however I can forgive these transgressions given it's a decent loose adaptation of an established lore. 7.5/10

Johnbobb - I tend to like the darker side of Burton more than the goofy side, and his skill with visual gloom is in full-force here. Story wise, it's honestly a little dull. Depp himself is fun, as is the Horseman, with the rest of the players mostly just filling the space around the two. Where it shines though is the production and art style of everything. It's violent and sleek and captures the setting powerfully.

KBM - Too unnecessarily convoluted to be a truly great film, but too gleeful and stylish to be a bad one, this lands right smack dab in the middle of Tim Burton's wildly hit-or-miss filmography. The screenplay pulls its characters in so many different directions at once that it really is hard to keep track of what's happening at any given point, but then we'll cut to something like Christopher Walken having way too much fun screaming his head off as the Horseman, or the delightful council of elders featuring Dumbledore, Palpatine, Vernon Dursley, and *gulp* Jeffrey Jones, and all the narrative shortcomings are (more or less) forgiven. Johnny Depp is also at the top of his game here, disappearing into the character as he was pretty consistently able to in the heyday of his career. This also features some of the most beautiful (and Academy Award-winning!) production direction of Burton's entire oeuvre, which is quite high praise indeed. It's definitely a hot mess, but the strong cast, the visuals, and the sheer apologetic lunacy make it an incredibly entertaining viewing experience.

Scarlet - I tend to grade Burton on a curve. His luscious, phenomenal setwork and costuming is almost a given. I tend to look deeper and desire those apparently unattainable things like a script that is actually interesting. And Burton is oftentimes lacking in the storytelling department. His talent is sometimes exclusively visual. If anyone is a worldbuilder over a storyteller, its Tim. And thats why the most loaded cast on this list ends up being one of the more underperforming casts on this list.
Rating: 41/100

JONA - The atmosphere and Johnny Depp pretty much carry the movie but it feels like its missing something that would make the movie more compelling.
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