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Nov 30, 2017 · "The Shape of Water" doesn't cohere into the fairy tale promised by the dreamy opening. It makes its points with a jackhammer, wielding symbols in blaring neon. The mood of swooning romanticism is silly or moving, depending on your perspective.
The Shape of Water finds Guillermo del Toro at his visually distinctive best -- and matched by an emotionally absorbing story brought to life by a stellar Sally Hawkins performance. Read Critics...
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Nov 30, 2017 · “The Shape of Water” is partly a code-scrambled fairy tale, partly a genetically modified monster movie, and altogether wonderful. Guillermo del Toro, the writer and director, is a passionate...
Aug 31, 2017 · Critics Pick. Venice Film Review: ‘The Shape of Water’. Guillermo Del Toro is on peak form with this tender, ravishingly imagined romantic fantasy, headlined by an extraordinary Sally...
Sep 3, 2017 · An improbable love story intertwines dexterously with a 1950s sci-fi thriller, creating a film that’s remarkable not only for its thorough and impeccably detailed design, but for the...
Dec 1, 2017 · In The Shape of Water, director Guillermo del Toro presents a dark fantasy-drama-romance-Cold War spy story set in 1962 Baltimore. The film follows Elisa Esposito, a mute woman who forms a connection with an amphibian creature held in a covert government facility.
Dec 22, 2017 · The Shape of Water: Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer. At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity.
Nov 22, 2017 · While not as powerful as his Spanish language classics Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone, The Shape of Water is director Guillermo del Toro’s strongest Hollywood film to date.
Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water is a beautiful and fully realized film about loneliness and our desire for love. Full Review | Aug 7, 2024
Nov 30, 2017 · Guillermo del Toro’s visual artistry thrives in the realm of fantasy. The director funnels those skills into a sweet but strange container with “The Shape of Water,” a sensual if not fully ...