A rare piece of cinema

Rating: 9/10 (5 January 2007)

A good way to start the this years cinema season, Pan's Labyrinth is a beautiful fairy tales for adults. Its rare case, an adult oriented fairy tale, and thankfully, it doesn't implode on itself either. Being a Guillermo del Toro directed movie, I though I walking into a stylish and violent fantasy. Instead, its a much more subtle affair, and it strikes a good balance between the various elements. Its visuals are like a reminiscence of the movie itself, mystical and intriguing. Its well executed, in all departments. And I have to point out the outstanding music. In general, Pan's Labyrint feels like something new. When walking out of the cinema, I got sensation that I just witnessed something quite unique, and thats not very often.