Monster lovemaking, monster fail

Rating: 3/10 (4 March 2019)

I was not a fan of the trailer with all of its syrupy sweet, cliché-riddled abundance but after it achieved the Oscar I felt there must be something in it of value. It's an odd fantasy that one either buys into or not. I was a "not" because the fantasy was not interesting to me. I can understand a strong curiosity and friendship with a monster but the lovemaking went to far for me. I'm a David Lynch fan, I love French new wave, I'm into non-mainstream film but not interspecies sex. It is beautifully photographed and technically flawless. Acting balances between strong and comical. Obviously as a monster fantasy the viewer has to suspend some reality but scenes like the bathroom filling with water and the dance number had me sighing.