Edward lives in complete solitude, his face and limbs scarred by the scissors he bears in place of hands, until one day he is introduced at last to the 'modern world'. . .

Rating: 9/10 (17 September 2005)

This is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. Johnny Depp is in top form in his trademark role as an outcast and he captures the character, indeed the very essence of Edward, perfectly. It is also one of Tim Burton's best films. He either makes brilliant films or terrible ones. This is definitely one of the former. The two strongest impressions from this film are of it being something uniquely wonderful and heartbreakingly sad. Although it can be seen as a comment upon society, it is, first and foremost, a story, so merely suspend your disbelief (not that you'll need to try hard to do so,) and lose yourself in the magic of the film.
I love this film. . .but I expect you have already guessed that! One final thing; it contains some of the most beautiful examples of mise-en-scene that I've ever watched and is well worth seeing for that alone.