Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by Kevin Maher for Times (UK) — 15 Feb 2018
All plot holes can be subsumed within the magical-realist tone for which Del Toro is famed. Yet there's an uncomfortable tension between the film's whimsical, Amélie-light (or, lighter) style and its clumsy political point-scoring.
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This review of The Shape of Water (2017) was written by Kevin Maher and published by Times (UK) on 15 Feb 2018.
The Shape of Water has generally received very positive reviews.
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