>EDWARD SCISSORHNDS: SHEAR EXCESS
Having established commercial credentials in Batman, director Tim Burton seems intent on proving how preciously artsy he can be in this fable about a benevolent monster whose mad-scientist creator gave him scissors instead of hands. Johnny Depp has a Karloffian charm as the well-meaning Ed; Winona Ryder musters a nice mix of insouciance and sweetness as the girl who falls for him. Dianne Wiest is fun as an Avon lady who takes the boy in. Burton, though, can't seem to focus. Is this a wicked satire of suburbia? Frankenstein with a cutting edge? Mindless teen romance? Too vague to be any of those things and too fuzzy as all of them, the film ends up making little impact. (CBS/Fox)
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