Review of Edward Scissorhands (1990) by Smelly W — 21 May 2013

"Edward Scissorhands" is one of Tim Burton's best live-action films. It tells the Frankenstein story of a man made with scissors for hands. When his creator dies, he is left with sharp fingers and alone inside his castle.

One day, a suburban mom comes to his door she introduces him to the community, but he has difficulties being accepted. The film's success is largely due to Tim Burton's immaculate and engrossing direction, Danny Elfman's sweet and sincere music, and Johnny Depp's powerful performances.

The movie juggles the satire of suburbia with the tragic story behind Edward. Due to the three factors above the movie turns out being very sweet, sad, and captivating. The only two setbacks are the simple plot and the length of the movie.

Although it has a lot of great dialogue, everything in the plot is cliche except for the ending. Tim Burton should have written his own film or at least had made Caroline Thompson do a better job. The film's main story happens in 50 minutes which is significantly short.

With many flaws that can usually be overlooked, "Edward Scissorhands" is an effective modern fairy tale and accomplishes bedazzling its audience.