Poor Edward.

Rating: 6/10 (30 September 2013)

Johnny Depp is superb as Edward Scissorhands, an orphaned creation of a kindly inventor(Vincent Price, wonderful)who died before he could fit hands onto Edward, who has continued to live on alone in a castle on top of a hill until an Avon lady finds him, and takes him home to her bewildered family(Husband played by Alan Arkin, and daughter played by Winona Ryder) At first, the neighbors are fascinated by Edward, who performs various tasks(like hairdressing and shrub-pruning) until an arrogant bully(played by Anthony Michael Hall) starts to make trouble, and soon almost everyone turns against Edward, who must flee...
Well-directed(by Tim Burton) fable about social acceptance vs. social alienation, based mostly on appearances and what's considered "normal" is endearing and clever, though dramatically uneven, and at times(intentionally?) tacky. Still, hard to dislike such a good-hearted film with a moving finale.