Good Movie

Rating: 9/10 (16 March 2018)

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In the 1960s, a very lonely Elisa Esposito (Sally Hawkins) is a janitor in a government top secret facility somewhere in Baltimore, MD. when an "Asset" (Amphibian Creature from a river in South America) is brought in to the facility by Security Chief Strickland (Michael Shannon). She tries to communicate with it and they form a sort of friendship.
Hey, I had my troubles with the Beauty and the Beast fad that went on and on and on and I said, "Here we go again." The movie is a good one, but I would not say it was the Best Picture as it did win the Oscar for it and also for the Director. This is a creative movie, but we seem to be going off the rails again as they did with Beauty and The Beast. See?
Elisa is a mute, she can hear but cannot speak and she is cared for by Illustrator artist Giles (Richard Jenkins) and I am not sure what the relationship is as it was never addressed or I missed it. (What again?)
Notables: Octavia Spenser as Zelda, a fellow janitor with Elisa and Spenser was nominated for Best Supporting Actress; Michael Stuhlbarg as Dr. Hoffstetler, the Russian Mole; Nick Searcy as General Hoyt; Doug Jones as the Amphibian Creature; and Richard Jenkins as Giles was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
The time is in the 1960s, but the music played is from the 1940s. I don't understand why Michael Shannon was not nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but that didn't happen. I thought he did a superb job.
Over all a good movie, but not a Best Picture IMHO. (9/10)
Violence: Yes.
Sex: Yes.
Nudity: Yes.
Humor: There are some funny instances.
Language: Yes.
Rating: A