The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
by Pierre Gang
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Actor: Brent Carver, Kathleen Fee, Paul Lemelin, Rachelle Lefevre, Vlasta VranaDirector: Pierre Gang
Brand: Lions Gate
Cinematographer: Serge Ladouceur
Editor: Debra Karen
Producer: Dani?le Rohrbach
Producer: Michael Prupas
Producer: Steven Hewitt
Writer: Joe Wiesenfeld
Writer: Washington Irving
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Movie Review: Faithful adaptation though plodding in parts
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm a great fan of Tim Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" starring Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci. However, I'm also familiar with the original story by Washington Irving and aware that the Burton movie took many liberties with the plot.
In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" [1999], the story remains for the most part faithful to the original story, and has Brent Carver playing the title role of bumbling, ambitious schoolmaster Ichabod Crane. He is perfect in this role and I truly felt entertained by his eccentricities and clumsy gestures. His object of affection, the wealthy farmer's daughter, Katrina Van Tassel is ably portrayed by the pretty Rachelle Lefevre, who plays an intelligent young woman with dreams of travelling the world. Paul Lemelin plays Abraham Bones, the impoverished farmer who loves Katrina yet is frustrated by her reluctance to leave her parents for a new life elsewhere. As the story is stretched to about 1.5 hrs in length, the main focus of the story is the love' triangle' between Ichabod, Katrina and Abraham.
I felt the movie dragged in some parts, possibly because the director felt certain scenes were necessary to 'pad' the story. It's difficult when the source story itself is just a short story, hence the resort to padding the storyline whilst staying faithful to the essence of the story.
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is a family-friendly movie as there are no gory parts [unlike Burton's "Sleepy Hollow" which had truly scary parts and some disturbing themes] and the language is "clean". This makes a great Halloween movie for the family, and will also appeal to fans of Irving's short story.
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