The October 2 of 13

I went to see Sleepy Hollow originally back in the Voy Theater when it was released in 1999. I remember coming out of that screening being very unhappy with the film and I have never revisited it since. That is, until tonight.

Johnny Depp starred in this film, a reimagining of the classic folk tale of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman. Depp played Ichabod Crane, a constable from New York sent to the small town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate the series of murders that had seen victims’ heads decapitated.

Once in Sleepy Hollow, Crane, not the bravest of souls, came across several notable gentlemen in the town involved in some mysterious discussions. Crane also met and fell for Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), the daughter of one of the men, Baltus (Michael Gambon).

It does not take long for Crane to realize that there was something supernatural going on with these murders.

This film turned out to be better than I remembered, but it was not a great one. There were some terrible choices for tone as it had some silly moments of humor that did not work well at all.

The action was decent, but there were also some ridiculousness, particularly with the stagecoach chase scene.

So basically, I started off thinking that this was better than I remembered, but as the film progressed, I liked it less and less. In the end, I did not hate watching this but I would not recommend it.