Edward Scissorhands

Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Weist, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price
Directed by: Tim Burton
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Box Office: $56,362,352
1990

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: A local Avon lady (Dianne Weist) stumbles upon a strange mansion and discovers a young man living their alone. The man, named Edward (Johnny Depp) has a strange deformity- his hands are actually scissors. She brings Edward home to live with her family, and he begins a strange friendship with the woman's daughter (Winona Ryder). All this is threatened when the town, after initalling loving Edward, begin to fear him.

Review:

Tim: Tim Burton directs a dark, somewhat disturbing film. As a kid, the very sight of Edward Scissorhands scared me, and even now it stll weirds me out to look at him. Burton's talent lies in making someone like Edward an interesting, moving character. He takes this dark, twisted tale and gives it an injection of heart. This fantasy film feels almost believable in Burton's hands.

Johnny Depp gives a good but eccentric performance. This role really cemented him as an actor who looks for those off beat, oddball roles. This is definitely not your typical role, but Depp plays it out beautifully. He isn't superb in the role, but it needed to be strange and bizarre and Depp delivers on this end.

Winona Ryder is actually stunning and quite likeable. This may be my favorite role of her career. She sparkles on screen, especially with her strange chemistry with Depp. They don't bond like you would normally expect an on screen "couple" to bond, but this is no ordinary movie. They are electric together, however.

This is a very strange movie but worth your time viewing. It is slightly away from mainstream Hollywood pictures and features an excellent Burton directorial effort with good performances by Depp and Ryder. This is classic cult hit with a great deal of heart.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 7



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