Shape of water depends on what it is used to contain it

Rating: 9/10 (9 January 2018)

Del Toro's visually dazzling dark fantasy is probably his best since Pan's Labrynth. The story has got elements from a number of fairy tales and so many other fairy tales are referenced throughout. The production design and the sound design along with the music is as great as the cast. Hawkins, Shannon, Stuhlbarg, Jenkins and even Jones in all the makeup have done a fantastic job. There must be a lot of symbolism I've missed because there were certain moments and images that seemed important and I could understand half of it too but couldn't decipher it completely.