It's a simple story, simply told

Rating: 8/10 (26 June 2003)

In the weird-looking house at the top of the hill an almost perfect man is created on a strange-looking assembly line. Unfortunately, before his hands can be attached, the mastermind collapses and dies. It is the Avon lady on one of her calls who finds pale-faced Edward. That's what she calls him.....Edward Scissorhands because he has scissors instead of hands and fingers,
It's a great little fairy tale acted out with so much sincerity and good humour you could be forgiven if you believed it actually happened.The simple sets are cleverly painted in primary colours that give you the feeling you are looking at a child's picture book of fairy tales, everything is so neat, so clear-cut, so uncomplicated.
I don't think Edward has any blood in him which accounts for his pale face. No wonder then that the Avon uses him as a model to experiment with her large range of cosmetics.What a transformation! What a nice advertisement for Avon!
Edward (Johnny Depp) with his dead pan expression is an expert with scissors.....chopping salads, cutting hedges, trimming dogs, and hairstyling the ladies of the neighbourhood. Much is made of this in the film. The humour constantly relates to his sharp bladed fingers. Oh what a danger it is to put him on a waterbed!
People are not always kind to "freaks". Edward is displayed on a TV show and people gawk at him, point at him, laugh at him. Some play on his innocence to do unlawful acts. We feel great empathy for poor dear Edward. The Avon lady expresses her love for him,
And in fairy tales Love always seems to find a way. But I'm not telling what happens to Edward Scissorhands!