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Sleepy Hollow is a 1999 American gothic supernatural horror film directed by Tim Burton. It is a film adaptation loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci, with Miranda Richardson, Michael Gambon, Casper Van Dien, and Jeffrey Jones in supporting roles.

Plot
In 1799 New York, A curse of The Headless Horseman (Christopher Walken) is the legacy of the small town of Sleepy Hollow. Spearheaded by the eager Constable Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) and his new world ways into the quagmire of secrets and murder, secrets once laid to rest, best forgotten and now reawakened, and he too, holding a dark secret of a past once gone.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It completely stays faithful to the spirit of the 1820's novel of the same name.
 * 2) The actors of Johnny Depp as Ichobad Crane and Christopher Walken as the Headless Horsemen were amazing during the film's primise.
 * 3) The soundtrack that was performed by Danny Elfman is very creepy and darker for most of the time, and best of all, his soundtrack is very amazing.
 * 4) Many of the scenes are very instantly scary, and very dark to watch, such as the opening scene where a wagon rider gets murdered by a Headless Horseman, even the scenes where he chops his victims heads clean off.
 * 5) The dark humor is well done, which it makes the whole look even darker than it actually is.
 * 6) It has a very scary backstory where a Headless man's head getting chopped by the forces of the United States during the fight and he was being buried by the forces, hoping that he wouldn't get out of his barrier again.
 * 7) Many of the characters are likable and interesting, such as the character, and the Protagonist will be Ichobad Crane, he is a crane is a quirky, yet sympathetic constable infatuated with integrating modern science into police procedures (early forensic science), but is squeamish at the sight of blood and bugs.
 * 8) *Another example will be Katrina Van Tassel: Ichabod's love interest and the only heir to one of the town's richest farmers. Ricci described her character as "a princess-y character, very one-sided, no emotional depth."
 * 9) Great directing by Tim Burton.
 * 10) The movie has a very gothic and eerie tone that fits with the movie very well.
 * 11) Chilling and creepy cinematography.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Even though the story is great, there are many disloyalties to the original story by Washington Irving like how Ichobad is a constable instead of a schoolteacher and how the Headless Horseman is under the influence of black magic by Katrina’s stepmother.

Critical response
The film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences alike, Rotten Tomatoes reports that 68% of critics gave the film a positive review based on 127 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critics consensus states, "Sleepy Hollow entertains with its stunning visuals and creepy atmosphere." Metacritic scores a film a 65/100 based on 35 reviews from mainstream critics, considered to be "generally favorable". and a 7.3/10 on IMDb.