Love Guillermo del Toro's creations but why do I feel this is missing something...

Rating: 3/10 (16 September 2018)

Seen few mixed reviews on this movie, so let me add mine to the lot.
The length of the movie was no problem for me as I was drawn into the color spectrum picked for the whole background of movie. Yet, something very familiar was speaking to me and I was waiting for the moment of surprise or plot twist or just different story line, I guess.
It reminded me couple of other Guillermo del Toro movies... Hellboy and El Laberinto del Fauno.
Can't shake the feeling the creature from this movie should be related to Abe Sapian ;) hence my expectation, maybe. And the villain characteristics very similar to Capitan Vidal and also some of the torture and injuries felt very familiar.
Love the acting and choice of actors, it was not much surprise although Octavia shines like the gem she is as The Help ;). As I mentioned all very familiar through and through the whole movie despite the fact I was watching it the first time. Overall like it but didn't feel like new movie. In my eyes interesting collaboration would be Guillermo and M. Night Shyamalan on their own scarytale.