Obviously the critics dimissed flaws present in this film so here's what they didn't tell us.

Rating: 5/10 (15 March 2018)

CONS: Dialogues suffer from vocabulary deficiency, most of the characters are walking tv tropes and stereotypes (except for the failed artist, he is a charming lad even though he's a neurotic artist stereotype), deus ex machina trope took almost a quarter of the film's rating, genre is inconsistent, many scenes weren't thought through, abusing the excuse that it's an art film to get away with bad screenplay.
PROS: explicit but suitable pornographic scenes (a taboo in film industry), excellent camera and scenography, spiffy design for fishman, a few quirky comedic scenes, probably a metaphor for being in love with a person from marginalized minority
Unfortunately, Del Toro blew this one and left me quite disappointed. Honestly, it would deserve that much awards if it was done better than Pan's Labyrinth. Otherwise, it was way too overhyped.
NOT RECOMMENDED TO ANYONE THIRSTY FOR GOOD SCREENPLAY.