Actually, I'm honestly surprised you didn't mention Armond White in the beginning of your review in reply to those criticisms that you've apparently been getting. Seriously, guys, Armond White called Martin Scorcese a hack. And he's got one of the worst tastes in movies on this side of reality. And need I mention his "Better Than" lists that he writes up at the end of every year? Ugh! *shudders*
In other news, I might look at this myself, if only to get a small inkling of what to expect in terms of Sweeney Todd's visual style...