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I saw the stage musical and had mixed feelings about it. I felt it was a great story, and would've worked great as a novel or as a straight-out play. But I didn't like the music very much. Part of this might be something of a bias against Sondheim's work, for some reason I hate everything by Sondheim I've ever seen. (Into the Woods, Passion, Sweeny Todd, heck I even dislike West Side Story)
I agree that the overall dark tone of the story suits Burton's style, so I think that's one plus for this movie. But honestly I'd prefer if he didn't go for the musical.
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