A creative man who wanted to touch but couldn't.

Rating: 8/10 (14 April 2002)

You may not be able to touch with scissorhands but you can still feel.
Tim Burton created the character of Edward to portray a gentle outsider who wanted to touch but couldn't due to his disability-if that's what it could be called. Edward, played masterfully by a young Johnny Depp, lives an isolated life away from "suburbia", until he is discovered by a kindly Avon lady (Dianne Wiest) and taken into her home.
Johnny Depp lends an innocent performance to the role, his eyes show his emotions more then any other part of his body. The character he plays is instantly likeable despite his strange appearance. I think that this performance paved the way to some of Depp's other roles as general outsiders in an unforgiving world.
Winona Ryder plays the part of kim. Edward immediately falls for her beauty, but, alas, she is attached to Jim (played by Anthony Michael hall, seen in John Hughes movies including the Breakfast club) But kim soon sees the love that Edward holds for her in his eyes.
The film portrays the horror of "suburbia" and how people can turn on other's in the blink of an eye. It is a very emotional work, although humour is involved as Edward tries to adjust to suburban life.
The film also shows how the love between two people can survive forever even when pushed apart by the pressures of society.
It is a fairy tale that digs deeper then its appearance. Tim Burton creates Edward's world in typical Burton-esque style, from the mansion that Edward resides in, to his topiary,ice, and hair creations, Burton somehow merges dark images with vibrance.
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's first film together cements there movie partnership in great style.