I don't really understand why this movie has never gotten the acclaim it deserves from the Tim Burton fans. I mean, obviously the hardcore ones like it, because it's Tim Burton and he can do no wrong, but there are tons of people out there who love Sweeney Todd and Nightmare Before Christmas but not Edward Scissorhands.
And it really is a sweet little movie, too. I love the quirky-ness of it all, what with the contrasts between the silly little suburb with its pink, green, blue, etc. houses with its housewives and the looming, rather foreboding dark grey mansion/castle on the top of a hill where Edward lives.
Granted, a lot of the plot devices I could see coming from a mile away, and I felt that several plots with a lot of potential (more about the inventor's machines/his relation with Edward or the creepy neighborhood bible-thumper) were ignored in favor of a somewhat lackluster main plot, but Johnny Depp's creativity with his character really did it for me. I don't know what it is about his shuffling, awkward, and eager-to-please Edward, but I love it.
Anyways, so if you really like Tim Burton, wanted more funny awkwardness between creepy and stereotypically friendly in his movies like NBC or Corpse Bride, and loved the seriousness and underlying themes in Sweeney Todd, I recommend this for you. Just... don't expect it to be too much of a masterpiece, and enjoy it.
