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Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Rate: 5
Viewed: 7/06

Edwo
7/06: Edward Scissorhands appears to be a creative outlet for Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, but I don't like it.

All Tim Burton does is make his films dark...so dark that he quickly loses the concept of what entertainment is supposed to be about. He needs to grow up and start thinking about how he can relate the characters to real people. Hence, Edward Scissorhands is too screwed up to be an enjoyable movie.

Once again, Johnny Depp is one-dimensional as Edward; that's why he needed the makeup in the hopes of masking his deficiencies. How can I buy into Winona Ryder's character? She isn't believable for one second. Just curious: why does Edward have scissors for fingers?

All in all, Tim Burton has a lot of work to do if he wants to be taken seriously as a storyteller.