After
an atmospheric beginning with Danny Elfman’s always recognizable
music, the opening scene of Edward Scissorhands seems kind of
strange. A woman goes door to door selling cosmetic products.
As she prepares to go home she fixes her rear-view mirror, revealing
an ominous castle in the background. After driving there to
sell some cosmetics, she finds Edward Scissorhands—a man
with blades for hands dressed in all black. Naturally, she decides
to take him home with her. Edward Scissorhands meets her daughter,
Winona Ryder, and hates Winona’s boyfriend, Anthony Michael
Hall.
This movie is pretty
funny, especially the scene of Edward thrashing around like a
fish trying to put on a shirt. The contrast between Edward’s
odd habits and the cheesy 1950’s style of the neighborhood.
Anthony Michael Hall is unusually cast as a jock (considering
his normally acting as geeks in movies), but portrays a jerk
well. The end of the movie is a little bit lame and I could
have done without Winona Ryder as an old woman reminiscing about
Edward Scissorhands as the prologue and epilogue.
Edward Scissorhands is
certainly a unique movie that I would advise Tim Burton fans
or fans of odd films to see. It’s also great for people
looking for a totally different movie they’d never rent
otherwise.
I give Edward Scissorhands
*** out of ****.
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