Funny, touching, inspired, well acted Tim Burton movie.

Rating: 9/10 (9 November 1999)

The director of great visual masterpieces such as Beetlejuice, Batman, and Edward Scissorhands makes his best and most emotional movie here. Lovingly shot in black and white, it is a lovely tribute to people who make low-budget horror/sci-fi films.
Ed Wood, made "classic" films like Plan Nine From Outer Space and Glen Or Glenda (see them before this movie to get an idea of the unintentional humor in his films). Johnny Depp plays him brilliantly including his love for angora sweaters (Depp's roles are consistently underrated). It costars Martin Landau (who won an Oscar) as Bela Lugosi the star of Dracula in the last stages of his life. The love for Ed Wood towards the horror legend Lugosi is very touching.
Rather than make fun of Wood and his film-making friends, it treats them with respect for doing something they.Anyone who loves cheap B-movies should see this film and everyone else who ever dreamed of making their own movies will sympathise with this odd bunch of characters.