Confusion towards "Edward Scissorhands"

Rating: 4/10 (3 June 2010)

NO SPOILERS!!!!
Can someone please explain to me how the movie got an overall rating so high on both IMDb (8.0/10.0) and Netflix (3.8/5.0)? I just can't fathom it. The birds eye view at the beginning was very noticeably a mini model set, the make-up was noticeably make up instead of "real" looking, the dialog was on the nose (but not over the top, making it now work. It worked in "The Truman Show", but here, it failed), and the entire story- line, although timeless, didn't bring out the TRUE mood and spirit of snow. Unlike what Cameron does with classic tales and what Burton usually does nowadays to tales, I felt NO new eye to this tale at all. I felt that on the contrary it was turned on its head when brought forward.
Can someone please share with me something I'm missing, and don't bring up the "It was meant to be fake" card, because if "The Truman Show" can be purposely fake AND brilliant in doing so, I'm sure Burton could have too.
Hope I'm not angering anyone. I'm just VERY confused and disappointed. :/