A mysterious, intriguing and uplifting Tim Burton film!

Rating: 9/10 (9 October 2015)

This is one film you will have to suspend reality and let your imagination run wild with. Tim Burton directs one of his most iconic films, a story about a man named Edward (Johnny Depp) who was created by a scientist who left him unfinished, leaving Edward a near-complete man with scissors for hands.
Edward lives in isolation in a mysterious, dark castle on top of a mountain, which overlooks a quiet, simple, Utopia-like suburb. It's pretty intriguing having an isolated castle located near a normal community, providing a taste of mystery and suspense for the characters in the film and to those watching the movie. When Avon lady Peg (Dianne West) visits the castle in hopes of getting a sale, she instead grows interested in Edward's well-being and brings him back home. It's heart-warming that the kind Peg shows passion to a completely strange person and it's fun seeing Edward show his skills and tricks to the community, from him making grass sculptures to giving the women haircuts with his scissorhands.
It is also nice seeing the chemistry between Edward and Kim (Winona Ryder), brilliantly played and uplifting, and the friction between Edward and Kim's boyfriend (Anthony Michael Hall) eventually leads to the more serious misadventures and bad doers in the movie. But, this film shows us that humanity and understanding exist in the world and kind souls do prevail over evil in some way, even though ***spoiler ahead*** not all stories end up happily ever after. I just wished some of the evil-doers got a taste of their own medicine and Edward got cut with some more slack ***spoiler ends***
Overall, it's a film with great acting, great music score by Danny Elfman, great direction by Tim Burton and a well-paced story.
Grade A-