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Edward Scissorhands

1990

Tim Burton

Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall ...

7.7

120,654

Fantasy. Drama. Romance In Tim Burtons EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, an Avon lady, Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest), discovers the half-finished experiment--a man/monster named Edward (Johnny Depp)--of a mad scientist (Vincent Price) living in the neighborhoods old abandoned castle. The scientist died before replacing the shy mans large shears with real hands. When Peg attempts to bring Edward into her suburban world, to live among her skeptical family (husband Alan Arkin and ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"The most original movie fantasy creation of the year: an icon of tenderness and artistic alienation"
		Dave Kehr Chicago Tribune	"Strange, funny and powerfully moving… Burton has found a way to move through camp to emotional authenticity"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Edward Scissorhands isn't perfect. It's something better: pure magic"
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The disappointment is that Burton has not yet found the storytelling and character-building strength to go along with his pictorial flair (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Amy Dawes Variety	"Tim Burton’s audacity and originality continue to impress (...) A delightful and delicate comic fable."
		Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Great to look at but not much fun to watch… An emotionally uncommitted picture that's smirky and mawkish"
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"I loved the film simply for the character of Edward, who is Burton’s purest achievement as a director so far"
		Marc Lee Telegraph	"It is told gently, subtly and with infinite sympathy for an outsider who charms the locals (...) Burton's vision, for all its sadness, is laced with humour and humanity (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Joanna Berry Empire	"The imaginative set design and spellbinding story are both superb, but the real joys here are the performances, particularly from Depp.(…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Rita Kempley The Washington Post	"'Edward Scissorhands' is enchantment on the cutting edge, a dark yet heartfelt portrait of the artist as a young mannequin"

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