The Fabulous Mr. Johnny Depp

List creator: ruzich Created on: July 22, 2003 - 2:58 PM PDT Description: The high- and lowlights of a surprisingly strong career

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Where it all began, sucked into a bed and spit back out all over the ceiling.
	Platoon (1986)
Don't blink or you'll miss him.
	Edward Scissorhands (1990)
His breakthrough role -- Depp and Burton a perfect fit.
	Benny & Joon (1993)
His first Hollywood romance, beloved by many, myself not included.
	What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
One of the few movies I cry at every time. His first great performance.
	Ed Wood (1994)
Depp & Burton #2.
	Don Juan de Marco (1995)
In which he shows that he tends to overact in bad films.
	Dead Man (1995)
The masterpiece of his career.
	Nick of Time (1995)
Interesting for its real-time conceit, but otherwise a standard thriller.
	Donnie Brasco (1997)
Sorely overlooked at the box office, a great pairing of Depp & Pacino.
	Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Criterion Collection) (1998)
Depp, Gilliam, and Hunter S. should have been much better than it was.
	The Ninth Gate (1999)
His first serious mis-step...
	Astronaut's Wife (1999)
...followed by his second.
	Sleepy Hollow (1999)
A nice comeback, though I don't like it as much as many others do.
	The Man Who Cried (2000)
When is the whole less than the sum of its parts? When the movie stars Depp, Blanchett, and Turturro and still isn't very good.
	Before Night Falls (2000)
Just a small part (well, actually, two) for Depp.
	Chocolat (2000)
It's a trifle. Heh heh, get it? Trifle? Because the movie's about chocolate? Oh, I amuse myself...
	Blow (2001)
Scarface + GoodFellas = A big mess, alas.
	From Hell (2001)
Good gristly fun, as Depp overacts in a bad movie yet again.
	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
His Captain Jack is Keith Richards crossed with Peter O'Toole in 'My Favorite Year.' Totally off the wall and it elevates the movie from merely OK to worth renting.