A Tim Burton film.

Rating: 9/10 (29 November 1998)

Only Tim Burton could take a character like Edward Scissorhands and make you care about everythng that happens to him. The set design on this film is great, it seems to be making a comment on the bland lifestyle of suburbanites. The houses being one solid color is a nice touch. Edward Scissorhands, as played by Johnny Depp, is an innocent and naive fellow who gets thrust into this crazy suburban nightmare. Tim Burton shows us that he believes the people in town are crazier than a strange lonely character at the top of a hill. If you have ever read interviews with Burton, you will see that this is his favorite type of story to work in. Burton seems to love the characters who nobody else would understand. The cast is solid, and I particularly liked seeing Vincent Price and Alan Arkin. The score from Danny Elfman is his best to date and totally captures the feel of this film. Edward Scissorhands is one of the most original characters in cinema history and Burton does a great job of making this character memorable.