A Cut Above

You and Santa have differing philosophies when it comes to men. You prefer naughty to nice.

Your newest holiday crush: Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Original bad boy Johnny Depp is downright evil as the title character in Tim Burton’s wickedly entertaining film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical thriller. Back with a vengeance, the dynamic director/actor duo takes depravity to a new level.

The razor-wielding Sweeney sets hearts aflutter in more ways than one as he exacts revenge for his cruel banishment from London by trimming more than his customers’ split ends — all while carrying a tune.

Sweeney Todd won’t be receiving a visit from Santa himself this year, but his antics put him at the top of your Christmas movie list.

Naughty characters make for very nice movies indeed.

Opens Friday, December 21, in theaters everywhere. To check out the trailer, go to SweeneyToddMovie.com.