A 'fairy-tale' for adults without the sugar coated toppings

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2006)

I had no idea what I was letting my-self in for when I watched Pan's Labryinth but to be honest I bet neither will anybody else when they check this film out. This film has Del Toro's masterpiece written all over it and truly is one of his finest if not best films to date. The story is set in Spain's war torn past and has a focus of a 12 year old girl named Ofelia who seems to live in a dream world of her own which probably seems to be the best thing for as her reality is far from perfect with her mother forced to travel whilst being pregnant to meet her new husband and Ofelia's step-father the brutal and cold Captin Vidal who as we get to see is far, far from the perfect role model for any child. As the events unfold you are taken into a surreal world with extraordinary creatures and you begin to wonder what is real and what not. Del Toro has done such a marvellous job of luring you into this little girls world and taking you to a place where the lines of fantasy and reality become blurred . There are great performance's all round especially to the girl who played Ofelia and Sergi Lopez the cold hearted , evil Captin Vidal . Pans Labrinyth is truly a wonderful film to have watched, experienced, and felt my only complaint was that it left us too soon as your taking into this captivating world which tells us a very in your face fairy tale without the 'cuteness' which I feel is not suitable for children but on the hand tells us that indeed the Power of innocence is something evil should fear.
Pan's Labrinyth - 9 out 10
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.