A great surprise - ignore the haters!

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2018)

From one of my favorite directors, even though his last film (Crimson Peak) was a bit of a miss for me, comes the most unique and bizarre fairy tale you'll ever see, even though it is not for everyone.
What I don't get is why is everyone bashing this film for three reasons that make absolutely no sense. Either they are bashing it for being too black and white (which I agree to an extent), even though all characters are deeply flawed, and even if they weren't, it's still a fairy tale, I don't see anyone criticizing Beauty and the Beast or The Lion King for the same reasons. Or they bash it because the villain is a white male, even though the whole story happens in a military setting during the cold war so, who were you expecting to be in the military, an elderly woman? lol, and there's also a guy that helps the protagonists who is also a white straight male, so this makes no sense. Or they are bashing it for being unrealistic, which is just even worse because the plot of the movie is about a girl who falls in love with a merman of sorts.
Rant aside, I don't want to spoil much, just watch this for the amazing settings, the amazing cinematography, the great acting, an unique plot and an incredible love story that should be creepy, but it just isn't because of the amazing directing. My only nitpick would be the ending, which I personally didn't like, but the movie is still very enjoyable nonetheless and one of the best movies of the year. Ignore the Haters! 9/10