The Shape of Water

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An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

Filmmaking

Overall
55
Screenplay
40
Acting
65
Cinematography
70
Production
70
Directing
60
Concept
25
Story
45
Dialogue
30
Characters
32
Pacing
25
Musical Score
80

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2 Reviews

RealEmirHan
55 Overall— Screenplay55 Acting— Cinematography— Production— Concept55 Story— Dialogue— Characters— Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining

It had its moments but still as a whole it doesn’t hold up.

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EnigmaticExplorer786
54 Overall40 Screenplay75 Acting70 Cinematography70 Production25 Concept35 Story30 Dialogue32 Characters80 Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining

Incredibly overrated. I love pans labyrinth. One of the best movies of it genre. This film is a mess. Inconsistent characters. Typical stereotypes. Bland dialogue. Ridiculously dumb plot

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