Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by Vancomycin — 03 Feb 2018

Oppressively dark with lots of sex-stuff, Guillermo really put the "adult" in adult fairy tale on this one.

This review of The Shape of Water (2017) was written by Vancomycin on 03 Feb 2018.

The Shape of Water has generally received very positive reviews.

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