Beautifully sad...

Rating: 8/10 (30 November 2002)

I just saw this movie for this first time since I viewed it in in the theater back when it came out in 1990. I was 17 then and maybe really didn't appreciate it as much since there were no big explosions. This time around I saw it for what a truly beautiful and sad movie it is. Edward is menacing to look at at first, but Depp brings true childlike innocence to the character with his face. Watching the town turn on him is like watching a child being tormented. The relationship between him and Kim is touching to watch as it changes, as is how the end shows us how the town changed Edward.
I gave this movie 8/10. I probably would have given it 9/10 if it were not for the "Battle Royal" at the end. It seemed kinda shoe-horned in if you ask me. Didn't really seem to fit the theme of the rest of the movie. (I'm not talking about the prologue, that was cool).
Lastly, a lot of folks have commented on how all the houses are solid colors. Actually during the fifties many homes came close to that. The idea was that it made it easier to paint. Obviously Burton took it to another level, but just FYI.