Yeah it's Ok.

Rating: 6/10 (20 July 2018)

So, I see more and more a lot of people dismiss this film because of its politics, pacing, or the fish sex. I think that all these really come from people expecting everything to be explained and believable and no "dream logic" allowed. Which is a problem of another sort, but just in case you were confused by some of the more vitriolic comments, that's where that's from.
The movie itself is...ok. It's not great, it's not terrible. If you're wondering how the film won best picture, it's because of an arbitrary point system the academy has that every year since it's installment has resulted in mediocre movies winning best picture.
My biggest problem with the movie is that everything feels on autopilot. The story is autopilot (it's any number of fairy tales), the characters are autopilot (meek woman, doe eyed monster, crazy scientist), and all the actors are on autopilot.
Octavia Spencer is playing the same character she always plays, Michael Shannon is playing the same character he always plays, Richard Jenkins is playing the same character he always plays, even Doug Jones is the one underneath all the makeup.
The only one who seems to escape this is Sally Hawkins who is legitimately great, but that's nothing new.
There's nothing standout or special about the movie, it's pretty standard. Not a bad time to be had if you're curious, but don't expect an earth shattering experience.