Film2017123 min

The Shape of Water

Name: The Shape of Water
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 2017
Duration: 123 min
Cast: Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer

Taste attributes: dramafantasyromancehistoricaldetectiveespionagemonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times"

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and layered: a serious romantic drama, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.3/10

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Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

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