Richard Jenkins
Michael Shannon
The Shape of Water
December 1st, 2017
DIRECTOR:
Guillermo del Toro
STUDIO:
Searchlight Pictures
DISTRIBUTOR:
Searchlight Pictures
RATING:
R
RUNTIME:
123 Minutes
PREQUEL:
The Creature From the Black Lagoon
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Synopsis
Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water is set in Baltimore, Maryland in 1962, and follows Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins), a shy, mute woman who works as a custodian at a secure government facility. While at her job, Elisa meets and falls in love with a human-amphibian hybrid man, who is being held and experimented on at the facility by the evil Colonel Richard Strickland (Michael Shannon). Risking her life and the lives of her friends, Elisa hatches a plan to help her amphibian lover escape, pursued by Strickland and his forces in the government.
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The Shape of Water Review: A Monstrous Fairy Tale For the Ages
9/10
Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water elegantly blends whimsical fairy tale with a fresh spin on classic monster movies for a delightful experience.
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Hannah
Best Del Toro in my opinion! Sally Hawkins delivering a career-best performance, and also a shoutout to the incredible score from Alexandre Desplat. Could not have released in a more pressing political moment too.
2024-08-25 22:40:11 -
LogalogHoward
LogalogHoward
#ZO0676710Threads613Reviews33Ratings7PostsFollowing0Stories0Topics0Authors0sI can't believe the Academy was receptive enough to give the Best Picture award to a film about a woman who has sex with a fish man. This movie is beautiful though and the romance in more engaging than it has any right to be. A modern day fairy tale.
2024-08-24 02:56:08 -
LaurenKells
LaurenKells
#KC7688240Threads413Reviews0Ratings0PostsFollowing0Stories0Topics0Authors0sThe Shape of Water was shocking on a lot of levels. I went into it with no expectations since I didn't know much about it, and was pleasantly surprised. The love story is odd, considering one of the partners is a humanoid fish man, but the love story is surprisingly pretty sweet.
2024-08-24 19:56:41 -
Casey
Guillermo del Toro shines when he's telling stories of monsters who aren't so monstrous, which is why The Shape of Water made such a splash. The real villain is the US government, trying to put a stop to anyone and anything out of the ordinary, from alien fishmen to people of color to a mute cleaning woman. Its weirdness only adds to its beauty.
2024-08-29 00:43:57
