Stunning.

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2007)

Every so often one sees a film that makes you go 'yes. cinema IS art.' In a world of pointless soft-focused remakes, endless comic strip franchises, big budget banality and CGI folly (although this one has a bit of that too but it's forgiven), this movie just quite simply - astounds.
the only previous film i have seen of del Toro's was 'Cronos' which was a wonderful, dark fantasy but this is on another level entirely. Ultimately its a film about sacrifice, doing the just thing and loving without fear in a world thats full of it.
I can't recommend it highly enough - if there's one film you go and see this year - make it 'Pan's Labyrinth'.
And yep, it would never be made in Hollywood.