Pretty good.

Rating: 7/10 (16 October 2019)

The performances are great, I'm sure the cast have done everything Tim Burton asked of them and it was easy enough.
Edward Scissorhands is a beautiful fairytale, for sure. And it should be viewed upon as such. But at times this film gets a lot more corny than it should be (imho ofcourse). All the scenes where Edward does his "magic" with bushes, neighbors' hairstyles and dogs look exactly like that - him moving his hands around while leaves, hair and flakes of fur fly around him in enormous amounts. Makes you feel almost as if it's a kids movie or even a cartoon, which it isn't, I don't think (?). Otherwise, stylistically it is not bad at all.
I remember when I first saw this film (at the age of about 6) I cried myself to sleep because of how tragic Edward's fate was. Rewatching it now, as an adult, I didn't feel but rather acknowledged the tragedy. Which isn't necessarily Edward's fault, sometimes throught the film Johnny Depp makes you feel genuine compassion for him. But mostly it's just a fun character to observe.
One thing I like about this movie is how Burton made it pretty easy for the viewer to connect with Edward, who we know nothing about and might not even be human, but, nevertheless, is adorable. And how Burton made it even easier to despise the villagers, who marginalize Edward any way they possibly could. Something Woody Allen also does great I think, the director has a lot of characters throughout different films who are so easy to hate. Imo it take a lot of cleverness from both the director and the actors to achieve this effect.
Edward Scissorhands could've been a masterpiece, but unfortunately it's not. Still a pretty good film. 7/10. October 16, 2019.