Review 1:
"...An A+ movie about a B-movie geek..." - Recommended
Source: Premiere
p.146 04/01/1995
Review 2:
Ranked #5 in Entertainment Weekly's "10 Favorite Films of the '90s" - "...[Burton's] finest film....Sublime and touching..."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.160 04/01/2000
Review 3:
"...ED WOOD is Burton's most successful piece of proper storytelling....The cast is perfect down to the walk-ons..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.44 05/01/1995
Review 4:
"...Lugosi gives Landau the opportunity for a wonderfully rousing yet poignant performance..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F1 09/28/1994
Review 5:
"...Sympathetic and endearing....For the length of Burton's affectionate and slyly affecting movie, Ed Wood finally belongs..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.153-155 10/20/1994
Review 6:
"...Burton's very good film about a very bad film maker....[Depp] gives a witty and captivating performance, bringing wonderful buoyancy to this crazy role..."
Source: New York Times
p.C34 09/23/1994
Review 7:
"...Deft enough to satisfy high-culture and low-culture aficionados alike..."
Source: Film Comment
p.71-3 11/01/1994
Review 8:
"Burton's sweet, sad, warmly funny paean to Hollywood's old ghosts."
Source: Total Film
p.128 07/01/2006