Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by Rtheom — 14 Jan 2018

This is basically "Beauty and the Beast" with del Toro visuals. Overall a very enjoyable movie although at bit too long. There are a number of scenes that are absolutely unnecessary, but absolutely del Toro.

If you're the kind of person that likes his more artistic movies and watches them specifically for the visuals, you'll love this. If you find his movies enjoyable, but not magical, you'll still enjoy this, but wish it was shorter, like me.

I'd place Pan's Labyrinth higher than this, but it's a close second to that and feels nearly the same. A solid 8 as far as acting, visuals and direction goes, but -1 point down to a 7 for the length.