I agree with the post above me. Depp may not be the big man usually cast in the plays, so he isn't as booming, but he still conveys the sense of joy that the jollier men show well. As for Carter, she admitted in an interview that she wasn't exactly the greatest singer, so I went in ready or her. She plays the character very well, though, even if she isn't the most brilliant. She too is a lot more soft spoken then I've heard, and so seems much sadder about everything, but it's understandable. Cohen plays his character very well, the Pirelli is a strange man, and comes across as so. For Alan Rickman and Ed Sanders(the boy who played Toby) I couldn't be happier. Brilliant all around, and I particularly like the cinematography at the beginning. A lot of cleavage shots I noticed, but in a time period of corsets, I suppose that's to be expected. The blood is plentiful, and much more theatrical than real, a nice touch I thought. Being a musical lover, I have to give this at least and 8.5 outta 10, if not a nice round 9.