A waste of 2 hours

Rating: 1/10 (9 November 2006)

When I read the description of this film I thought it would be pretty good, being directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Bill Murray, and I admit that there are good parts about it, but I generally found it a bit of a bore. Johnny Depp plays Edward D. Wood Jr - the worst director ever and this movie follows his attempts to make good movies. He's a cross dresser who idolises Orson Welles. Unfortunately I thought that the plot was quite dull and pointless. It's shame because the direction and cinematography are great (it's all shot in black and white) and all the actors give good performances and there is a bit of good humour, but in general I found it a bit pointless and a waste of time watching. The plot wasn't that interesting and I only sat through the whole thing to see if would get ANY better, but it didn't. In my personal opinion I think this movie is so highly rated only because of the big names - Burton and Depp.