Wide Awake

Rating: 8/10 (19 May 2000)

It is Tim Burton in more realm style. A bit like Edward Scissorhands with Ed Wood style. The story actually a bit similar with the X-Files, an unsolved mystery, hidden crime, and supranatural matters... Trust No One... But here, Tim Burton, still with his favourite actor, Johny Depp presents more mature ways of movie story telling. The casts are played strict to their characters, and even Danny Elfman score seems more mature, not playful as Mars Attack! or other Burton-Elfman scores, but makes bigger score this way. The effects are usual (for this time), but to be noted, some interesting appearance from Martin Landau, Casper Van Diem, and off course Christopher Walken. Very impressing. Christina Ricci, again after Beetlejuice plays a character which has an attraction to witchcraft. But this time she was covered by Johny Depp strong plays. The picture are beautiful. The Production Designer really do well here. And the cinematography are equal to them, and able to intrepert the story and moods needed. Outstanding movie destined to be another Tim Burton's classic.