2024 thoughts: Johnny Depp does so little, it's impressive, especially compared to how famously he chews scenery in The Pirates Of The Caribbean and other movies.
The bully didn't need to try to beat Ed to death with a shovel for the story to be a success. A-hole yes. Stone cold killer, no.There's way too much Danny Elfman music plastered all over. I wasn't sick of Elfman yet in 1990, but his themes are far too familiar to my ears now.