A tragically beautiful film!

Rating: 10/10 (22 August 2006)

Even after several viewings, this film still moves me to tears! It's the story of Edward, a normal human being who came to be in a not-so-normal way. The man who created him, whose name we never find out, died right before he was to replace his shears for real hands.
Edward is all alone for who knows how long. Then one day, Peg Boggs, the local Avon agent, notices Edward's mansion on the top of the hill in her rear-view mirror, and decides to investigate.
After climbing several flights of stairs, she discovers Edward in the attic, all alone and incomplete. Out of the goodness of her heart, she takes him back to her picturesque neighborhood.
The neighbors, used to a life of routine and so-called "perfection" just can't quite embrace him. His hands mask who he really is. Only the Boggs family can see past his scissorhands.
After several events, Edward is forced to flee the neighborhood, where he is followed by Kim, Peg's daughter. After a fight with Kim's overly-possessive ex-boyfriend, Kim then tells Edward those three little words that mean so much: I love you. She then leaves the mansion, never to see him again.
Edward ends up all alone again. It's the tragic tail of a broken heart that opened up to the world, only to end up back where he started.
The ending is heart-wrenching, the story wonderfully surreal, and by far one of Johnny Depp's best performances. If you have not seen this movie, you must! Trust me, you won't regret it!