Think Amelie mashed up with a sci-fi creature feature mashed up with a heist movie

Rating: 10/10 (21 March 2018)

Much more charming and quirky that I had expected. Think Amelie mashed up with a sci-fi creature feature mashed up with a heist movie with a bit of classic musical moments thrown in. Very ambitious and very novel, I was delightfully surprised again and again throughout the course of the film.
It was also surprisingly funny. One major example is that the main antagonist washes his hands before he pees and then says if he also washed his hands after, it would point to a weakness in a man character... WHAT??! This otherwise super menacing character having stinky fingers is almost a recurring theme in the film. I was laughing my ass off.
Lots of humor in general, interjected between some extremely beautiful, sweet and sad scenes. Great cinematography, great use of colors and everything is set to the perfect sound track. Also, sally hawkins' performance was an absolute pleasure to watch.
This movie really just has everything. Instantly became my favorite Guillermo del Toro film and of my favorite films of all time!