Featured Audience Ratings

• Louis R

  
  Here is the purest and most eloquent expression of Tim Burton's reoccurring 'outsider' theme to date. I could do without the reflective framing device (mainly due to the frankly unsettling old version of Kim, both in terms of acting and make up), but the film succeeds… More
  Here is the purest and most eloquent expression of Tim Burton's reoccurring 'outsider' theme to date. I could do without the reflective framing device (mainly due to the frankly unsettling old version of Kim, both in terms of acting and make up), but the film succeeds hugely as a tender modern fairytale. Danny Elfman's heartbreaking score also deserves a special mention.

• Emil K

  
  While many critics and audiences hailed this well meaning and candy coloured fantasy film as a one of the most accomplished films of Tim Burton's career, it actually is one of his least interesting and most cliched works in my opinion. All of Burton's trademarks can be seen… More
  While many critics and audiences hailed this well meaning and candy coloured fantasy film as a one of the most accomplished films of Tim Burton's career, it actually is one of his least interesting and most cliched works in my opinion. All of Burton's trademarks can be seen here. It deals many similiar themes that his other films and visually it is very familiar for all of those who are familiar with his other work. At it's core this is a sweet and harmless fantasy about a good hearted outsider, but Burton rubs the moral of the story to a viewers nose and the end result feels very forced. You can see where it is heading for from miles away and maybe it was intended to be an Frankenstein - homage from the very beginning. The idea of Edward Scissorhands is centuries old and it could also been told as a typical witch hunt tale. Only difference is that Burton places those old themes into a American suburb and turns them into something more of his own. All the characters of this film are pure caricatures and while some of them has certainly elements from real persons these characters never really become anything more than a cardboard drafts. They just feel too written for their own good. There is not a much for actors like Johnny Depp, Alan Arkin, Dianne Wiest or Winona Ryder to do with their characters. I know that these comicbook style characters are all intentionally made but still it does not take away the fact that they harm this films overall tone and works against it. Tim Burton is an extremely talented director and is certainly one of the masters of cinema. Edward Scissorhands is just not that succesfull as a film and ends up being a too sweet and too predictable for its own good. For me this fantasy from Mr. Burton is not that impressive or attractive than most of his other fantasies that are mostly much more inventive and enchanting.

• Eric S

  
  Brings many laughs and also touches the soul. The start of many great collaborations. Tim Burton's films are bizarre, yes, but they are full of heart (most of them, at least). I love the setting, with all the different colored houses full of weird neighbors. It's interesting… More
  Brings many laughs and also touches the soul. The start of many great collaborations. Tim Burton's films are bizarre, yes, but they are full of heart (most of them, at least). I love the setting, with all the different colored houses full of weird neighbors. It's interesting to see Edward interact with everyone. A classic in its own right.

• Joshua W

  
  Remember when Tim Burton was original? Well this was one of the BEST films to come out of Burton's skull. Johnny Depp is a great actor and this was hands down one of his best characters. This film had heart, drama, and most importantly a PLOT!

• Melvin W

  
  Kim: You see, before he came down here, it never snowed. And afterwards, it did. If he weren't up there now... I don't think it would be snowing. Sometimes you can still catch me dancing in it.  "His scars run deep." A film this bizarre can only be conceived from… More
  Kim: You see, before he came down here, it never snowed. And afterwards, it did. If he weren't up there now... I don't think it would be snowing. Sometimes you can still catch me dancing in it.  "His scars run deep." A film this bizarre can only be conceived from the mind of Tim Burton. The character he creates, Edward(an invention that wasn't finished and is left with scissors for hands), is original to a point, but it is still a character we have seen before. This is the Frankenstein, Pinocchio hybrid. Edward is a soft spoken young... whatever. He is kind as can be. He cuts the neighbors shrubs for them, and soon ends up cutting their pets hair and soon all of theirs. He's a character that easily could find a place in some twisted slasher, but throwing a character like him into a film like this is what makes Tim Burton so interesting.  Now, Edward Scissorhands is every bit the accomplishment I had heard it was. It's got all the Burton staples. It has times of humor and sadness, and is grounded in fantasy, but the characters seem like they are from our world(Well, other than Edward). Then there's the production value, which you always look for in a Burton film. Like usual, it's off the charts. The shrubbery is amazing, and the way he twists the real world and Edwards world together is also very cool. There's a great score from Danny Elfman, and a great performance from Johnny Depp; both of which are staples of a lot of Burton's films.  There are a lot of people out there that believe this is Burton's finest film. I don't believe that is true, but I can see where they are coming from. The film is really wonderful. It's fantastic storytelling, combined with amazing filmmaking. The result is another terrific film from Burton. I would put Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, and Batman above it, but you still can't go wrong with this one. It's a beloved classic that will be loved by new generations for a long time to come. One of a kind.

• Sam B

  
  Johnny Depp creates a truly captivating character in Tim Burton's social commentary about what a society of sameness does to uniqueness, which can simultaneously serve as a more honest "Beauty and the Beast"-type tale.

• Directors C

  
  Edward Scissorhands is another one of Tim Burton's purposely demented but beautiful creations. I had high expectations and most of them were met. It drags on for a while but its mostly entertaining with gothic but sweet overtones. It's not as smart and inspirational as… More
  Edward Scissorhands is another one of Tim Burton's purposely demented but beautiful creations. I had high expectations and most of them were met. It drags on for a while but its mostly entertaining with gothic but sweet overtones. It's not as smart and inspirational as i'd hoped it would be though considering what the film is about. I have strong suspicions it was made to deliberately deppress. But it does have strong stellar performances and deep development that cannot be without praise.

• Sophie B

  
  This was such a cute movie! It had great acting especially from Johnny and his characterisation was impecable! I really love the story as it's just so cute! awww I really love it it's just so cute! EDIT Watched this for the second time a few years after the first and it… More
  This was such a cute movie! It had great acting especially from Johnny and his characterisation was impecable! I really love the story as it's just so cute! awww I really love it it's just so cute! EDIT Watched this for the second time a few years after the first and it still is one of the most amazing films I have ever seen! Depp is perfect as Edward and there is so much emotion in this film. Something I could watch over and over if it weren't for the fact that it was so sad what happened to him. The people who were supposed to be there to help him didn't do much for him in the end. A perfect film.

• Eric A

  
  After this ridiculously brilliant acting piece from Johnny Depp, it's no wonder that Tim Burton uses him in all of this crazy films. As only Tim Burton can do, Edward Scissorhands is unique in its own way and it just works.

• Alexander D

  
  Every single minute of this was wonderful, touching, and brilliant, and the ending was predictable but nevertheless emotional. As a whole, I really liked EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, and I really think that this is one of Johnny Depp's very, very best roles of all-time.

• Adam K

  
  A pretty good fairytale re-working, classic predictable Burton, but actually a very good film. Quick paced storyline and screenplay with good acting by all the cast but especially by Depp, who plays the title character with great humour and wit although barely saying any lines. The… More
  A pretty good fairytale re-working, classic predictable Burton, but actually a very good film. Quick paced storyline and screenplay with good acting by all the cast but especially by Depp, who plays the title character with great humour and wit although barely saying any lines. The direction is very interesting by Tim Burton, a very interesting set piece of the classic american neighbourhood and Edward's quick cutting skills. Not a family film with the unexpected shock ending, although Burton fans will be able to predict it. But all in all very good. *** 3 Star

• Jim C

  
  I understand everyone adores this film, maybe its just not for me. I didn't think the plot was amazing or new, it just seemed really creepy and dull, at least for me.. The cast was good for what it was, Depp is a good actor, its just that I wasn't really a fan of what they… More
  I understand everyone adores this film, maybe its just not for me. I didn't think the plot was amazing or new, it just seemed really creepy and dull, at least for me.. The cast was good for what it was, Depp is a good actor, its just that I wasn't really a fan of what they made him out to be. The music was very good, but I haven't seen a Burton film where the music wasn't a little good. How can people call this a comedy, it was one of the saddest and creepiest films ever, when watching it I had no idea people thought this was funny. I have only seen this once, for the sake of ewveryone I will watch it again, and I guess I can see why people hold this so high in regard, but maybe its not my thing.

• Drake T

  
  A visually/stylistically stunning fairytale told in a whimsical "modern" time. It's bizarre how all the elements of this film managed to come together so perfectly. The purity and simplicity of the character archetypes manage to resonate with originality despite the… More
  A visually/stylistically stunning fairytale told in a whimsical "modern" time. It's bizarre how all the elements of this film managed to come together so perfectly. The purity and simplicity of the character archetypes manage to resonate with originality despite the story's formulaic telling. One of Tim Burton's best.

• Lady D

  
  Tim Burton's imagination works overtime when he creates a boy with Scissors as hands. Burton's message is clear from the beginning, comformity is boring in this "Stepford Wives meets Frankenstein's Monster" tale. Everything a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp… More
  Tim Burton's imagination works overtime when he creates a boy with Scissors as hands. Burton's message is clear from the beginning, comformity is boring in this "Stepford Wives meets Frankenstein's Monster" tale. Everything a Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaboration is expected to be, a dark fairytale type plot with characters crossing into light and dark worlds.

• Dean !

  
  Finally got round to seeing this a couple of weeks back. Another Burton & Depp outing as a dark, gothic, comedy/fantasy film. A sort of darker, funnier mix of beauty and the beast, meets Frankenstein. A bit weird but it has a great cast and some funny scenes. A good film worth… More
  Finally got round to seeing this a couple of weeks back. Another Burton & Depp outing as a dark, gothic, comedy/fantasy film. A sort of darker, funnier mix of beauty and the beast, meets Frankenstein. A bit weird but it has a great cast and some funny scenes. A good film worth checking out!

• AJ V

  
  Another fantastic movie from Tim Burton! The tale is both classic and completely new and refreshing. It's a fantasy movie, but it's also dramatic and humorous. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it.

• Kristijonas F

  
  I remember watching this film in Lithuania when I was growing up, and even though the source-material and my life were worlds apart, the emotional connection was incredible. This is a very sweet, enchanting fairy tale with dark, mature overtones - and a magical experience nonetheless.

• xGary X

  
  An Avon lady finds the unfinished work of an elderly inventor living alone in a deserted mansion and decides to take him in and teach him to "fit in". Edward Scissorhands was the film that saw Tim Burton perfect his trademark style, producing a sweet natured suburban… More
  An Avon lady finds the unfinished work of an elderly inventor living alone in a deserted mansion and decides to take him in and teach him to "fit in". Edward Scissorhands was the film that saw Tim Burton perfect his trademark style, producing a sweet natured suburban fairytale that's a kind of gothic cross between Pinoccio and Frankenstein. Johnny Depp plays the innocent outsider in this representation of middle America that's all housecoats, barbecues and topiary decorated in a mish mash of kitsch retro styles and shot like a 50s knitting pattern catalogue. There is the usual assortment of familiar grotesques as Burton goes out of his way to show the absurdity of accepted "normality" and there are shades of The Idiot as poor naive Depp is used and then vilified by his hypocritical new friends. The highlights for me are definitely the flashbacks to his earlier life featuring Vincent Price but it is showing its age a little being very much a product of its time. It feels a little insubstantial as a result but its engaging cast, attractive visuals and gentle humour make for a charming little story.

• Unknown H

  
  I remember this movie for its underlying cinematography rather than for the idisyncratic hero of the tale. There was always something so tragically haunting about the colour pallette in the movie that has always made it hard to forget. I think many people forget how good Johnny Depp… More
  I remember this movie for its underlying cinematography rather than for the idisyncratic hero of the tale. There was always something so tragically haunting about the colour pallette in the movie that has always made it hard to forget. I think many people forget how good Johnny Depp is as an actor because they focus too much on how good looking he is as a man. I think he is one of the best actors in the history of cinema and this movie proves not only adaptable he is on film, it also proves that Winona Ryder actually could act at one point in her career, all be it a hell of a long time ago.

• erika b

  
  one of best horror films ever made.

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