A charmed performance

Rating: 9/10 (11 May 2007)

It is not for the skeptical, bored, action-movie lovers to watch "El Laberinto del Fauno". Yet I believe they should see it as well. It stands for all that time in our childhood when we felt there is something out there more than practical concerns, when everything was not centered around little things and we were ready to try what, as adults, we are no longer prepared to face.
It could be said the actors, the scenery and the plot revolve around magic, a fairy tale touched by darkness and violence in the middle of unrelenting harshness. Keep your mind open when you see it, because if you start with the common prejudices that plague a grown person you will miss much of its meaning.
To conclude, if you have the opportunity to watch this film do not miss it; it will be a time well spent, and perhaps will stir some forgotten memories of your own.