Edward Scissorhands
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 7, 1990 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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60
Washington PostRita Kempley
Tim Burton remains the Wizard of Odd with this eye-filling if problematic confection. Read full review
50
The New YorkerPauline Kael
When 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]
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The disappointment is that Burton has not yet found the storytelling and character-building strength to go along with his pictorial flair. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
The Spielbergian attempt at sweetness--heralded by references in Danny Elfman's score to the Nutcracker Suite--never fully convinces. Read full review
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