Edward Scissorhands
1 Oscar Nominations
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A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
What critics thought
Edward Scissorhands was broadly celebrated on release for Burton's visual imagination and Depp's largely wordless, deeply felt performance, with most critics charmed by its fairy-tale melancholy and suburban satire. The main fault line was whether Burton's storytelling matched his imagery — a concern Ebert raised pointedly while the majority were content to be swept along. Depp's minimalist acting drew its own debate, with even admirers wondering how much was performance and how much was makeup and mood.
“Burton's richly entertaining update of the Frankenstein story is the year's most comic, romantic and haunting film fantasy.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Burton's modern fairytale has an almost palpably personal feel: it is told gently, subtly and with infinite sympathy for an outsider who charms the locals but then inadvertently arouses their baser instincts.”
Marc Lee·The Daily Telegraph
“Depp may not be doing that much acting beneath his neo-Kabuki makeup, but what he does is tremulous and affecting.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Burton has not yet found the storytelling and character-building strength to go along with his pictorial flair.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorTim Burton
StarringJohnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker
ComposerDanny Elfman
Edward Scissorhands
1 Oscar Nominations
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
What critics thought
Edward Scissorhands was broadly celebrated on release for Burton's visual imagination and Depp's largely wordless, deeply felt performance, with most critics charmed by its fairy-tale melancholy and suburban satire. The main fault line was whether Burton's storytelling matched his imagery — a concern Ebert raised pointedly while the majority were content to be swept along. Depp's minimalist acting drew its own debate, with even admirers wondering how much was performance and how much was makeup and mood.
“Burton's richly entertaining update of the Frankenstein story is the year's most comic, romantic and haunting film fantasy.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“Burton's modern fairytale has an almost palpably personal feel: it is told gently, subtly and with infinite sympathy for an outsider who charms the locals but then inadvertently arouses their baser instincts.”
Marc Lee·The Daily Telegraph
“Depp may not be doing that much acting beneath his neo-Kabuki makeup, but what he does is tremulous and affecting.”
Owen Gleiberman·Entertainment Weekly
“Burton has not yet found the storytelling and character-building strength to go along with his pictorial flair.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorTim Burton
StarringJohnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker
ComposerDanny Elfman
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