Not just a love letter to the Creature from the Black Lagoon, but to cinema itself. Del Toro's _The Shape of Water_ is the "Who is the real monster?" question taken to the nth degree, with some some f...
A review by tmdb47633491
7.0
Written by tmdb47633491 on 7 / Apr / 2018
GDT's first truly great flick. The R-Rated Family Movie schtick always came off as silly or had a story too dull to carry its own weight. Characters and morality are two dimensional; the world functio...
A review by John Chard
6.0
Written by John Chard on 1 / Dec / 2018
Bend me, shape me, anyway you want me!
Guillermo del Toro directs and co-writes with Vanessa Taylor what would turn out to be the Best Picture Academy Award Winner for 2017. A much loved film that'...
A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
6.0
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 1 / Nov / 2022
**It's a good movie, but not as good as I was expecting.**
I don't know many Guillermo del Toro movies, but I imagined this movie to be a little similar to “Pan's Labyrinth”, a work that I really l...
A review by David Navratil
8.0
Written by David Navratil on 2 / Jan / 2023
Just finished watching this movie and despite the other critical reviews I enjoyed it! No I don't think it deserved the BP Oscar but it is the kind of movie that I will be watching again in time! Dav...
A review by GenerationofSwine
10.0
Written by GenerationofSwine on 7 / Jan / 2023
My girlfriend and I called it "the Fish F***er Movie" and that is really what it is...but it's also green, very, very green.
Ever wondered how Abe from Hellboy had sex? Well this movie explains it....
A review by CinemaSerf
7.0
Written by CinemaSerf on 4 / May / 2024
I appreciate that this probably isn't to everyone's taste - but I really enjoyed it. Set in 1960s America this is a story about a mute woman "Elisa" (Sally Hawkins) who ends up working as a cleaner at...
A review by RalphRahal
8.0
Written by RalphRahal on 3 / Dec / 2024
The Shape of Water is a well-written and beautifully executed film that truly lives up to its expectations. Guillermo del Toro brings his signature visual style and emotional storytelling to create a ...