Engaging, but rather soft on drama

Rating: Null/10 (18 June 2017)

Despite Johnny Depp's almost menacing performance, the movie left me rather not engaged enough emotionally. The story is told in a linear, straight fashion: It's about how Ed Wood struggled to make his movies. And you get a good sense of what Ed Wood's philosophy could have been like, but I doubt that Burton tried to depict him authentically and rather showed us his vision of the man. Depp plays this quirky version very well, this might even be one of best performances before he finally turned into a walking parody in the 2010s.
I would have liked the movie to take a breath at some time and just show me a bit more about Ed Wood's relationships or some emotional struggle the man must have had. It feels like a romanticized biopic without any real drama. In fact, we know that the real Ed Wood's life found a rather depressing ending.