One of my favorite movies - more than just a comedy

Rating: 10/10 (18 November 2000)

This movie was excellent! The screenplay, direction, and period flavor were nearly perfect, and Martin Landau, Johnny Depp, Jeffrey Jones, and others were all perfectly cast. The film is by turns comedic, dramatic, and inspiring. Perhaps only film lovers such as myself can truly appreciate this film, but it should be seen by all. Seeing Plan 9 From Outer Space prior to viewing Ed Wood helps a lot in getting many of the jokes, but it's not 100% necessary. The scenes from Wood's films are painstakingly recreated, and the black-and-white cinematography is beautiful to look at. Francois Truffaut once said that he was only interested in films that show the joy of making cinema or the agony of making cinema - this film does both. Warning: not to be mistaken for a documentary recreation, since it plays fast and loose with the facts of Wood's life.