One word defines this movie: Bittersweet.

Rating: Null/10 (3 December 2000)

I could say a lot of things about this movie: how it is a fun twist to the classic horror film (it event includes an interesting rendition of the peasants storming the castle), a revealing portrait about teen angst, and a bittersweet tragedy that makes you wish that "happily ever after" could be an option for Edward. It is a harsh critique of suburbia and American culture in general, one that I identitfied with very much in junior high school when this movie came out.
I pulled this movie out and watched it again after four years and was surprised at how much more I got out of it this time through. But I must admit that after all the analysis and subjective pandering, this movie really touches me on an emotional level.
Johnny Depp is perfect as Edward. His mannerisms and portrayal of Edward's innocence are completely disarming. It is this innocence that makes the audience want the world to be innocent toward Edward in return. But of course it isn't and, although Edward's hands are weapons, he has little to defend himself with.
This is one of the best films of the 1990s, a comic/tragic fairy tale.