Suburbian Frankenstein

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2003)

Edward Scissorhands is a very different style of film from Tim Burton. All his imagination is wrapped up into one character and Depp never fails to deliver. It's amazing that he still winds up in bad roles after almost 20 years since Nightmare on Elm Street. No doubt he is one of the better character actors in our time. Winona Ryder is her usual annoying self, this hasn't changed after all these years.
Burton's camera is not as fun this time, he's trying to be more serious in line with his subject. I guess this was personal for him. The production design is not his typical goth, but is more satirizing of suburbia.
Overall, better than I expected, but not as smart as I hoped. If the fantasyland aspect had been a little less funny and more real. 3 out of 5 stars.