The Shape of Water (2017)
72% User Rating
2h 3min
"A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times"
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
Guillermo del ToroDirector
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Gimly
Rating 70%
January 25, 2018
Not just a love letter to the Creature from the Black Lagoon, but to cinema itself. Del Toro's _The Shape of Water_ is the "Who is the real monster?" question taken to the nth degree, with some some fascinating side-concepts that are explored just enough to be worthwhile. At the end of the day _The Shape of Water_, at its most stripped back, is a movie about fucking a fish. But it's the kind of movie about fucking a fish that should also probably win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
_Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._
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