Frothy fable

Rating: Null/10 (21 April 2000)

* * * * (4 out of 5)
Edward Scissorhands
Directed by : Tim Burton, 1990

Frothy fable
Very original fable - a small visual feast - featuring some wonderful ideas from the warped world of movie wonder-boy Tim Burton.
It is actually the beautiful simplicity of lead character Edward Scissorhands that sets it apart. Johnny Depp is brilliant as the confused, fragile and emotionally estranged outcast: the boy cursed with scissors instead of hands.
On numerous occasions the movie falls short, but the potent mix of heartwarming humor and relevant social satire amidst a classic yet oddly fresh fairy tale premise wins you over.
Rolling Stone Magazine helped elevate the movie to a box office hit  with the following quote: "Edward Scissorhands is not perfect. It`s magic."

Note : The charming and comic 50s suburban depiction was later homaged in such movies as The Truman Show (1997) and Pleasantville (1998).