A somewhat disappointment

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2017)

Ofelia is a small girl who loves books for their fairy tales. After she moves with her mother in her stepfather's camp, she is visited by a fairy who leads her to an old, magical labyrinth. There, a creature called Faun tells her that she's the daughter of the underground world king and that he was sent to get her back. But in order to prove that she hasn't become a mortal, she must complete three difficult tasks. Meanwhile, her mother struggles between life and death due to her pregnancy and her stepfather (a general of the Spanish army), a tough and almost soulless being, tries to find and eliminate a local rebellion who was being helped by "spies" infiltrated into his camp.
This is an emotional story, having two separate worlds running at the same time. A harsh human world dominated by the captain and his unhuman behavior and a fantastic world in which Ofelia tries to become someone she's only dreamed of. It's a good story but unfortunately it's being overwhelmed with violence, treason, lies, guns and death while the other world occupies only a small part of the movie and even that isn't as impressive as I hoped. The ending is split between the two worlds. A great one and a tragic one but you'll have to see the movie to find out which is which. Overall, I had a good time watching it but to be honest, I was expecting more from a movie who's in IMDb's top 100.