![]() She has a steady stream of lovers which he dispatched and presents to her as meat from his brother. They become friends as he is unable to perform, and he sets her up in her own pie shop. ![]() She is married at the time, but as barbers were also surgeons (without anesthesia, I might add) he dispatches her husband in the process of removing a stone. In the course of that relationship, we are introduced to abortion, spousal abuse, and atheism. Lovett (Essie Davis - Charlotte's Web, Maggie from The Matrix sequels). He killed him without thinking and each time got easier. He was visited in his barber shop by a jailer that brought back old memories. It is so bad, that you have to cover your nose with a handkerchief when you approach the beggars in the jail to give them a penny. Unlike Depp's version, this one with Ray Winstone (The Proposition, The Departed, Sexy Beast, Beowulf) is a truer picture of the dark and grimy London of the 18th Century. I loved it so much I am looking for other versions. I loved the story of Sweeney Todd after seeing Johnny Depp do the musical number.
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