Welcome back, Tim the magician.

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2004)

That's what we're talking about when we talk about Tim Burton: giant men, beautiful green-covered villages where everyone is barefoot, a world of fantasy that this man has given us, that now, after the "Planet of the Apes" experience, is back into the screen. Of course, the sheer poetry of "Edward Scissorhands" or the mythical flare of "Batman" are not overwhelming like before, but what we have here is a work of maturity, and the result is a work that, for the first time, creates the dream world and also the point of view that questions it. The result is a beautiful film, that allows us to dream and live reality in equal parts, trying to make us feel like the title character when we come out. How much it affects us is up to you, I was touched by the sincerity and heart of such a tender tale. No cheap morale, no unnecessary eye candy - just the world, as seen by a dreamer. And that warmness is everything that we aim for. Could be labeled as the american "AmÃ©lie Poulain", but is so much more...