Beautiful and enchanting

Rating: 7/10 (15 January 2018)

Only Guillermo Del Toro could pitch, "It's a monster romance picture that feels like Free Willy meets Amelie in the Cold War era." But you know what? It works...mostly. (You know, other than the central romantic relationship.) Regardless, it is absolutely beautiful and enchanting. There were points where I felt like this story tried a wee bit too hard, but it never strayed far from what it was. It was an un-apologetically monster fairy tale. If you want it to be something else, you will be disappointed. If you let it be what it is, you will enjoy every minute.