Astounding

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2006)

Simply beautiful. I must admit this must be the highlight of Burton and Depp's career. Beautiful in pain and flourishes with a love story yet with humour throughout it. Brought tears to the eyes first time. We can almost feel Edward's artificial organs throbbing in pain when he is branded as a ''monster'' or ''freak''. We see the sympathy that she shows for him. and humorous complications. when the doctor gives the answer the long way to say whether or not Edward will be fine in the town. And when he is shown around the house and the intimate actions he doesn't understand. Simply a classical but funny way of showing that since Edward has been in isolation for so long that he doesn't understand the ways of ''normal'' people.
Yet he seems to have a good chance of an art career turning, whizzy messes into masterpieces and works of art. changing hedges into topiary and husky dogs into elegant poodle-like creatures. then he meets a partner he falls for but isn't sure if they shall get together because he is not ''normal''.