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Sleepy Hollow (1999)

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Reviews Counted:106

Fresh:76

Rotten:30

Average Rating:6.4/10

Consensus: Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: 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... 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 Woods--created on the largest sound stage in film history--makes SLEEPY HOLLOW a visually stunning, gripping, and, at times, chilling film. [More]

Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon

Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, Jeffrey Jones, Christopher Lee, Richard Griffiths, Ian McDiarmid, Michael Gough, Marc Pickering, Martin Landau

Director: Tim Burton

Director: Tim Burton
Screenwriter: Andrew Kevin Walker
Producer: Scott Rudin, Adam Schroeder
Composer: Danny Elfman

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Tim Burton should get a creative divorce from Danny Elfman and keep his girlfriend Lisa Marie out of his films.

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01/01/00
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

[Burton's] vision of the ominous woods, the shadowy town, and its pale inhabitants give the film texture and bring it to life.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment 1 Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

While you will rarely read the word 'flat' in any description of Ms. Ricci's screen persona, it applies to her performance here.

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01/01/00
Todd Anthony
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

The horseman charges on, breathing life (from it's severed esophagus) into this sleepy and hollow production.

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01/01/00
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

For all its impressive production values and an effective star turn by Burton's favorite star, Johnny Depp, it all comes together to be a remarkably dull movie.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
01/01/00
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Sleepy Hollow is a fabulous hoot, and you feel Burton's delight in every frame.

Full Review Source: Mr. Showbiz | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael Atkinson
Michael Atkinson
Mr. Showbiz
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Solamente una película más en la filmografía de Tim Burton

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

The entire film is an eyeful, an odd triumph of old-fashioned filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

The film suffers from tepid performances, feebly drawn characters, and a meandering narrative.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Without Depp's appeal or Burton's sense of humor and wildly creative style to buoy it, this script would play like one of those over-produced, under-intelligent literature plunders that TV networks run during sweeps week.

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01/01/00
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

I find it utterly dispiriting that the talented Burton could think of nothing better to do with this astonishingly rich material than to transform it into soulless junk.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Sleepy Hollow can be fun, usually whenever the Headless Horseman shows up for swordplay that's better than anything in The Phantom Menace.

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01/01/00
Christopher Brandon
Christopher Brandon
TNT's Rough Cut

One of the most masterful and stunning films of 1999.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Adrian Bromley
Adrian Bromley
Jam! Movies

A stylish and imaginative screen adaptation of Washington Irving's classic.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/04/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Not exactly a homage, not even a revision - it's just a crackling good Gothic Yarn

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Shane Burridge
Shane Burridge
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Sleepy Hollow is visually sumptuous and playfully creepy.

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Mark Caro
Mark Caro
Chicago Tribune
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Sleepy looks good, but acting is headless.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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One of the creepiest visual films I have ever seen.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

Gorgeously creepy.

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Chute
David Chute
IFilm

Depp is as good here as he was in Ed Wood and Donnie Brasco, which means the movie has a lot more going for it than special effects, as sizzling as they are.

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01/01/00
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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