An absolutely stunning film

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2007)

El Laberinto del Fauno is possibly one of the best, well crafted, stunningly beautiful films i've ever seen. It is certainly one of Guillermo del Toro's best works. I went to the theater expecting to see a beautiful fantasy film, but instead was treated to an art piece which successfully intertwines the imaginary world of a young girl with the horrors and hardships of that young girls hard life.
The visual effects were spectacular, Pan, the faun, is possibly one of the most well-made fantasy creatures in any film in history. Del Toro's representation of the mythical creatures certainly blows last years Chronicals of Narnia - The Lion The Witch And The Wardrob out of the water by far (Although I did quite enjoy Narnia, the extended edition sits at the top of my DVD rack at this very moment) Everything about this movie was spectacular, from the visual effects to the cinematography to the acting to the beautiful musical score. I highly recommend seeing this movie and plan to do so myself at least twice more if not more.