directed by John Waters
1990 was an interesting year for Johnny Depp. He played Edward Scissorhands in… “Edward Scissorhands” and Cry-Baby in… “Cry-Baby”. Basically two main roles. However, those two are more than completely different. Personally, I liked him more as Edward, but I’m sure his bad-boy look has made millions of women fall in love with him. Still, if I didn’t know and you asked me which of those two productions was made by Tim Burton, I would say “Both”. Because “Cry-Baby”, even though it’s a musical set in the 50s, it’s still so creepy, ridiculous, sarcastic and weird that I wouldn’t be surprised if Burton was responsible for this whole mess. Surprisingly, the responsible one is John Waters whose films aren’t that… successful. And honestly speaking, “Cry-Baby” is a total crap, in my opinion. I’ll explain, but let me tell you what it’s about. So as you know we have Cry-Baby (Johnny Depp) who is a real bad boy. He has his own gang, wears a black jacket, has too much gel on his hair. Classic. One day this cute girl Allison (Amy Locane) spots our handsome Cry-Baby and tries to get to know him better. The problem is very original. She’s a lady from a good house. Wow, I know. And also her boyfriend isn’t overly thrilled about Allison’s new object of interest. Generally, it’s a cliché story with a lot of cringy moments. So why am I recommending it? Because it’s one of those awkward films that you should know. Plus we have Willem Dafoe there. Plus we have Iggy Pop there. And plus we have the most unattractive-but-still-loved-by-everyone actress Kim McGuire. In case you were curious, she really didn’t look much different in real life. Unfortunately, she’s not with us anymore, but she will always be remembered as Hatchet, the scariest face in a musical. For balance we have young Johnny Depp there. So don’t worry.
My rating: 6/10
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I have nothing to watch 