Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by Ave8 — 22 Feb 2018

I was bored out of my mind, unimpressed by lackluster visuals and incredibly repetitive scenes. But most of all I felt no "magic" at all, which was supposed to be the whole point of the movie. The gigantic plot holes (how can a cleaning lady access the most prized asset of a top secret facility at will, by just opening the door?), the cliché characters (the bad general, the helping friend, ...), and the overall uninteresting story made sure that any ounce of poetry was nipped in the bud as soon as it peeked.

How this movie gathered more awards than the master piece that was Dunkirk is beyond me. Surely the professional critics know something I don't. Or do they? Maybe they just have a tendency to get overly excited as soon as anything original pops up, because they're so tired (aren't we all) of seeing the same things over and over again.