To swede or not to swede

This rare gem is a great example of what a swede should be. Edward Scissorhands is short and sweet, well thought out and an authentic imitation of a great film. They have the poor man’s locations; they hum the theme tune over the short and Edward Scissorhand’s makeup makes him difficult to tell apart from the real one (ok, perhaps I go too far on that comment).

But often, you will find swedes that just don’t make the grade because their makers don’t care about their audience. Where as this, dare I say, masterpiece has all you’d want.

Tim Burton’s Edward Scissorhands is a fairytale with a fat typical slash of macabre. A suburban housewife is doing her rounds as an Avon lady. She decided to try the residents at the grand but eerie house at the end of her road. Inside, she finds no one but a man with scissorhands. She brings him back to her house to help him out. He is called Edward and despite his creepy, slightly scary appearance, he ends up becoming a big part of the town. But then he falls in love with Avon lady’s daughter and then all hell breaks loose amongst the neighbours.

The swede was made by Dex Films, a very young production company with a lot of potential. They came second (or runners up) in the Be Kind Rewind competition. It was directed by Mike Doxford and Dexter Mowatt – they’re not on imdb.com yet but watch that space, for the future. As well as producing films, they also rent out equipment.