I actually liked Hearn's acting choices. People thought he was over-the-top, but I thought it fit in with Sweeney accepting his fate as a full-fledged murderer instead of someone who wanted revenge. It could be seen as his way of dealing with it. I also thought he complimented Angela Lansbury's performance who was equally as crazy and zany as Hearn.
His larger than life interpretation was much better than Johnny Depp's boring scowl-infused performance. I haven't seen Cariou's performance, but I was disappointed in the OBCR. I felt both Angela and Len were sort of a let down on the recording which surprised me.
Brian Stokes Mitchell was great. He was so crazy and angry, but in a good way.
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