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Sleepy Hollow (1999) Rank 3 Reviews

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Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
This was not "Disney's Sleepy Hollow", that's for dang sure. I really enjoyed it, but then again, I happen to dig Tim Burton. He is sometimes a bit too weird for those who don't quite understand his style. This might make it difficult for some of y'all ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
It's three years since Tim Burton's last film "Mars Attacks" hit the screen and now he's back with this stylish, yet sadly empty version of the classic headless horseman legend. The cinematography, production design, artwork, etc. are all absolutely ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Paramount hasn't been known to create terribly comprehensive DVD presentations, but they take a big step in the right direction with the disc for Tim Burton's hit reimagining of the Washington Irving story. At first glance, Sleey Hollow appears to be ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
I liked this movie for it's pure horror entertainment. It is not, however, for everyone. Decapitations abound throughout the picture (my count had it as high as 8). It is very well written with it's 18th Century dialogue by Andrew Kevin Walker, whose ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Scott RenshawScott Renshaw
The story's protagonist is still named Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp), but in SLEEPY HOLLOW Crane is a turnofthe19thcentury New York City constable dedicated to logical investigation and his own early explorations into forensic science. After a clash with ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Scott Renshaw
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Walter FrithWalter Frith
If you wanted to take the film seriously, you would have to look at the characters first and foremost and unfortunately, Depp's is the only interesting one in the whole picture. The film seems obsessed, almost addicted like an alcoholic would be, with ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Walter Frith
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Burton's richest, prettiest, weirdest since Batman Returns . ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at TIME Magazine (Richard Corliss)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Netflix (James Rocchi)Netflix (James Rocchi)
A spooky gothic horror tale with first-rate production design. ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Gary JonesGary Jones
Johnny Depp is a fine actor, but his performance here is little more than a reworking of his Edward Scissorhands, the similarity between the roles highlighted when Ichabod wields various spiky investigative gadgets. But what worked in Scissorhands ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Gary Jones
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Susan GrangerSusan Granger
Tim Burton fans are gonna relish this fantasy horror story, especially the creepy beginning. It's 1799 on a misty road near the small village of Sleepy Hollow in New York's Hudson River Valley when a coach carrying the region's richest man (Martin ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Susan Granger
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
The warning is about the script and the miscasting of the female lead. Kevin Yagher's underdeveloped script, based on the famous Washington Irving story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," has some good ideas but lacks a cohesive narrative.Cast opposite ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Steve Rhodes
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
In the early 1990s, following the unparalleled box-office and critical success of films like Beetlejuice (1998), Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Ed Wood (1994), Tim Burton ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
This guy Tim Burton has talent, he is a master set designer. But somebody should tell him that set designers do not make movies, they just do the sets. And if you do both, you end up with "Sleepy Hollow," gorgeous eye candy that tastes ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" is a wildly imaginative reinvention of Washington Irving's classic campfire ghost story about the Headless Horseman terrorizing a small, northeastern hamlet in the late 1700s. Burton and screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for That Cow (B. Kiefer)That Cow (B. Kiefer)
Everyone seems to be waiting for Tim Burton to grow up. I don't think that's going to happen. Tim Burton is as grown up as he is going to be. Burton is our Edgar Allen Poe. He's fascinated with the macabre and gothic. It's an easy jump for Burton to ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at That Cow (B. Kiefer)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Depp and Ricci seem to be in a game of one-upsmanship to see who can look more sleepy and uninspired. The town elders are reasonably convincing in their small roles, but the intricacies of the plot seem to drag the film down instead of make it ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Most of us know the fable of Icabod Crane and the Headless Horseman from the popular 1949 Disney cartoon, featuring the oh-so-mellow narration of Bing Crosby.Tim Burton's newSleepy Hollowwith Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci isnotthat ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinematter (Matt Williams)Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Live action romantic horror film loosely based the legend of Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and the Headless Horseman. Female lead Katrina Van Tassel will be played by Christina Ricci. Casper Van Dien will play Ichabod's rival Brom Van Brunt. Andrew Kevin ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
No doubt Ricci was just so amazed by the movie's carefully constructed atmosphere that she could not stand in the way of it with her usual distracting sarcasm. "Sleepy Hollow" proves -- as do "Pee Wee's Big Adventure", "Batman", "Edward Scissorhands" ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at The UK Critic (Ian Waldron-Mantgani)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The lavish sets and wonderful art direction add a lot to the style of this film. The cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki ("Great Expectations") is excellent, as is the production Design by Rick Heinrichs ("Edward Scissorhands") and the art direction by ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
The headless horseman is very ominous and scary. Jack O'lanterns are everywhere. This could easily become a traditional Halloween favorite. But I guessed who the real villain was the not even half way through the movie. ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dustin PutmanDustin Putman
What "Sleepy Hollow" isn't is an adaptation of the Irving story. Aside from the key plot point of a headless horseman who prowls the countryside of the farming community, Sleepy Hollow, circa 1799, the film is only very loosely related to its source ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Dustin Putman
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Mike Bracken)ToxicUniverse.com (Mike Bracken)
None of this is to say that Sleepy Hollow is a bad film, because it’s not. As I mentioned earlier, it might be ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Mike Bracken)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Review e-zineDVD Review e-zine
With every new release of a movie by cult director Tim Burton, viewers can rest assured that the vision they are presented with in each particular film is a rather unique one, no matter how familiar the thematic itself may be. Burton managed to flesh out ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at DVD Review e-zine
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
I’ll be the first to admit I don’t really remember the details of Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. But what I do remember, well, it didn’t go like this. In typical Tim Burton fashion, a fairy tale gets an update ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
often feels akin to the Hammer horror movies made in England during the 1950s and 1960s, the spooky/gory spectacles that broke new ground in presenting on-screen violence. ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
With his foggy fable Sleepy Hollow, director Tim Burton builds a typically dark yet delightful fantasy, only to decapitate his creation with anticlimactic exposition and a drawn-out, action-heavy finale. Part Ed Wood and part Murder, She Wrote, this ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Reel.com
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
...a marvelous film to look at, with its strange, surrealistic sets, if not a film to engage one's intellect very strongly. ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at DVDTown.com (John J. Puccio)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
SLEEPY HOLLOW is another classic Tim Burton atmosphere piece, which means the mood is infinitely more satisfying than the story. Or the characters... Or any action sequence... The visuals make this a must-see-shot after stunning shot from Emmanuel ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 2.68 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
This is a loose adaptation of the classic Washington Irving tale about supernatural events in a gloomy little town. Johnny Depp stars as Ichabod Crane, a constable operating in New York. It's the end of 1799, and Crane is preaching for more reasonable ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Sleepy Hollow (1999) scores a combined 2.63 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
"Sleepy Hollow" is a film that seems carefully designed to be a hit so big it will erase all these bad memories. It's a veritable retrospective of his eye-popping effects and stylistic flourishes, with a ghoulish "Frankenweenie"-like comic-horror ...read the complete Sleepy Hollow movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer