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Rating: 5/10 (22 May 2009)

Edward Scissorhands, directed by Tim Burton (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Planet of the Apes), is a movie with one very strong message. Throughout the movie it is shown that in most places there is not much room for acceptance. Tim Burton wrote in a passage after making this movie that the strongest impulse for the film was to show that from day one people categorise you. I believe that Tim Burton demonstrated this message very well in the movie. However, as much as I agree with the message in the movie, overall I didn't like the actual movie at all. For me in some places it was too dark and for a family movie the strong themes and messages in it could be confusing for children. I believe that maybe it could have been advertised to an older audience, rather than families. I also found this movie to be boring at some points, but that is only my opinion. Nevertheless you cannot deny that the acting in this movie is not to be commended for. Johnny Depp who plays Edward in the movie did a fine job at portraying his character, as did Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall and all of the other actors and actresses in this movie. Overall I would give this movie three stars, but only because of the creative way the message was expressed and the quality of the actors.