Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands is an 1990 American romantic drama fantasy film directed by Tim Burton. It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi, and written by Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton.

Plot
A scientist (Vincent Price) builds an animated human being -- the gentle Edward (Johnny Depp). The scientist dies before he can finish assembling Edward, though, leaving the young man with a freakish appearance accentuated by the scissor blades he has instead of hands. Loving suburban saleswoman Peg (Dianne Wiest) discovers Edward and takes him home, where he falls for Peg's teen daughter (Winona Ryder). However, despite his kindness and artistic talent, Edward's hands make him an outcast.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The idea of a man with scissors for hands falling in love is an interesting and original concept.
 * 2) Danny Elfman's score is emotional and brilliant, such as Ice Dance and the main theme.
 * 3) It is the first feature film collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton. In fact, they would later agree to have them in others movies.
 * 4) The scientist dies before he can finish assembling Edward and the ending where Kim confesses her love to Edward and kisses him before she departs, leaving Edward alone are tearjerking moments we ever had.
 * 5) Amazing directing by Tim Burton.
 * 6) Very great and lovable characters:
 * 7) Edward is an artificial and ageless man who acts as the main protagonist of this film. Despite his artificial nature, his emotions are quite real and the love he has for those he cares for is very strong.
 * 8) Kim Boggs is love interest of Edward.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It can get violent and dark for PG-13 rated film.

Reception
Edward Scissorhands received acclaim from critics and audiences. Rotten Tomatoes reports that the film holds a 90% approval rating, based on 59 reviews, with an average score of 7.67/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center." Metacritic, another review aggregator, assigned the film a weighted average score of 74 out of 100 based on 19 reviews from mainstream critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore reported that audiences gave the film a "A-" grade.

Trivia

 * Shortly after Thompson's hiring, Burton began to develop Edward Scissorhands at Warner Bros., with whom he worked on Pee-wee's Big Adventure and Beetlejuice. However, within a couple of months, Warner sold the film rights to 20th Century Fox.