Review of The Shape of Water (2017) by Karen K — 28 Feb 2018

What's all the praise for on this one. Good love story but you can play it all out before it happens.

This review of The Shape of Water (2017) was written by Karen K on 28 Feb 2018.

The Shape of Water has generally received very positive reviews.

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