An unique idea which feels quite flat

Rating: 7/10 (7 January 2019)

After seeing an odd creature in one of the laboratories of a facility in which she worked, a mute woman begins to empathize with the creature which was being held hostage so she slowly begins to interact with it. Pretty soon, a connection is made between the two which might lead to something more from her side at least.
It's an unique movie which describes the life of a lonely mute woman and the events that follow her first eye sight with the creature. It's plot is quite interesting I must say, slowly building up tension and emotion while also delivering plenty of drama and even suspense. Most of its characters are very well thought and described, contributing to a rather slow but interesting course of events. It manages to avoid boredom most of the time by introducing something new pretty often, but the pace still feels a bit sluggish. My complaint here would be that its antagonist/s don't seem very compelling. You know that he'll do something bad but you don't quite feel it. It's some sort of predictability from the plot combined with a lack of credibility from the bad side. It's not dramatic or something but it spoils the overall sensation.
The visuals are nice, the creature seems very credible with its bestial form and some special effects, from time to time, deliver some very pleasant scenes. Its time setting with the retro cars, shops and buildings also do a very good job, aided of course by the music of that respective period which goes nicely with the décor.
I have to say that it's a good movie, but unfortunately, it wasn't able to leave a mark on me like other great ones do. Yes, it's one of a kind and yes, it has a good plot, but it doesn't feel like it was made to be great. There are many things left unanswered, a couple of issues with the antagonists and the finale is quite predictable and thus not very satisfying. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad movie, but it wasn't able to impress me in such a way that I would feel that this is actually a multiple Oscar winning film. I might not understand the role of these awards but unfortunately for me, this isn't the first one that wins plenty of statuettes but doesn't seem like a movie that would have deserved them.