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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottA classic... Edward Scissorhands is a sharp salute to the oddball in all of us.
- 100Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklySimple, funny, gorgeous, sad, and sweet, perfect for playing over and over.
- 100Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonLos Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonPerhaps the most original movie fantasy creation of the year: an icon of tenderness and artistic alienation that clings, stickum-like, to your mind's eye and the softest, most woundable parts of your mass-culture heart. [7 Dec 1990, Calendar, p.F-1]
- 89Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenDepp, as the the fragile but irresistibily fabulous title character, is a delight.
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonAmusing and inventive.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittTim Burton's fantasy is more original than his previous film, “Batman,'' and its colors make “Dick Tracy'' look drab. Add wry dialogue and a mischievous critique of suburban life, and you have a diverting fable that doesn't quite live up to its quirky premise. [7 Dec 1990, Arts, p.12]
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkIf the script were half as witty as its production design and Danny Elfman's score, the film might be a classic; instead, it recalls the “Beetlejuice” half that doesn't have Keaton. [7 Dec 1990, Life, p.4D]
- 50The New YorkerPauline KaelThe New YorkerPauline KaelWhen the picture stops being comic it turns into a different kind of kitsch... The material turns into cheesy plot-centered melodrama... Beetlejuice would have spit in this movie's eye. [17 Dec 1990]
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe disappointment is that Burton has not yet found the storytelling and character-building strength to go along with his pictorial flair.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleGreat to look at but not much fun to watch… An emotionally uncommitted picture that's smirky and mawkish, by turns, and at heart, empty. [14 Dec 1990, Daily Datebook, p.E1]