Excellent, this is Burton’s best. A perfect combination of his style and 30s Hollywood. They reference _Dracula_ a lot and it’s interesting how the lighting mirrors a lot of of those old Universal monster films. You don’t often see biopics that are directed like genre films, so this immediately stands out. The script is also really engaging, this isn’t another one of those Hollywood stories that’s mostly (or only) enjoyable for other filmmakers. It has fun with itself and doesn’t take itself too seriously, so it’s an entertaining ride from beginning to end. On top of that there’s also room for substance and more challenging emotions, which to me don’t really clash with the jovial tone. Thematically it’s about the creative struggle when paired with societal pressures for being different, it occupies a similar space as the work of an artist like David Bowie (the major difference being the quality of their work, of course). Fantastic characters and performances, everyone nails that stylized acting style. I’d go as far as to say that for everyone in the main cast you could argue its their best performance to date. Fantastic film.

9/10