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       The Shape of Water (2017) 
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: April 6, 2018, 8:39 pm
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       [center]The Shape of Water (2017)
       5 Stars out of 5
       Trailer
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       I really didn't know what to expect with The Shape of Water.
       Sure, I knew what I was getting with Guillermo del Toro, as I'm
       a big fan of his other films, but was unclear exactly what this
       would actually entail. It's vintage Toro, but it's so much more
       than that. Simply put, this is a throwback to old Hollywood
       Films as I see it and that right there made me even more
       invested in what was playing out on the screen. How do I decribe
       this? I guess you can say it's a mashup of Old School Films and
       Creature from the Black Lagoon. But it also has something else
       going for it as well. Even before they actually get to the legit
       Musical portion of the film that includes Song and Dance, I was
       telling myself that this was in fact a musical in very subtle
       ways based on how the story is being told with music and how the
       characters were interacting with the music playing over/under
       their respective scenes. I wonder if this was intentional so
       that when we finally get to the Musical number, it would feel
       organic and natural with it's inclusion.
       Never heard of Sally Hawkins before this, but she was fantastic
       as the Mute Girl. Her acting was f*ckng damn good in her ability
       to get across emotions using only her face and sign language.
       Michael Shannon was perfectly cast as the Big Bad Villain here.
       Is there any movie or TV series that he isn't the Big Bad? He
       always crushes it in whatever role he takes on. I do fear that
       he is no typecast to play the same kinds of roles moving
       forward. That's the downside of being so good at what you do
       that you forever seal your fate. Anyway, I highly recommend this
       as a Rent. It's a fantastic movie that flies by pretty damn
       fast.
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