Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Michelle Ridley The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

dtekce The headline is pretty much self explanatory. The fact that this movie has won an Oscar is a sign that the Academy Awards' opinion cannot be based on while evaluating movies. Its pretty much it. I used to respect the Academy Awards' opinion but for the last couple of years, they've pretty much become the People's Choice Awards. How did this movie win an Oscar?

darill-28027 It's a very long boring movie, had a hard time staying awake to watch it.

tiancaipipi110 In general, IMDb's ratings are pretty accurate due to its algorithms based on large amount of input. However this one is very under rated due to fewer input. Instead, the rating should consider the Critic's score in movies like this.Unlike Hollywood big commercial products, this movie's main focus is Art and Romance. In here, STORY is the key. A calming blue atmosphere sets the tone, slow paced but beautifully executed movement leads the plot, 60s time setting brings back vintage feel when America was great where certain character was main stream, psychological details deepens the emotions, open ending provides enough room for imagination and joy, logic chain is clear and strong. There's none unnecessary stuff in this movie, everything is just the right amount, like cooking. like art.I have not seen such a great movie for a long time. It is not the "Forrest Gump" type of movie, but it deserves every single bit of OSCAR.

betty dalton A romancic story with a twist. That is what "The Shape of Water" is. A mute cleaning lady saves an alien creature from death and hides it from the government who wants to kill it. Will she be able to protect it? It could have been a big hollywood romance, but director Guillermo del Toro mixes in some ingredients usually not found in Hollywood romances, (masturbation, homosexualtity, torture) which makes it only suited for 16 years and older. It could have been for all ages though, just like E.T. was if the story had been softened a bit. Or it could have been as dark as his earlier masterpiece "Pan's Labyrinth", if the director had gone wild, but the director choose to compromise and now the end result has become a bit bland. Not a great romance, but not a great fantasy horror either. I fear this movie has fallen prey to the mediocre standards of Hollywood, because it wants to please everyone.Is this movie a symbol for todays social and economic problems? Many have talked about that. Judge for yourself. While watching it, I just experienced it as a dark, romantic story.Maybe it was supposed to be funny at points, but it didnt make me laugh really out loud once. The story is more endearing and a little bit mysterious. The story is a bit slow in the middle, that is its biggest flaw. Half an hour could have been cut out of it easily, without hurting the flow of the story. I really felt that the story lacked suspense and speed in the middle. Fortunately the ending has got a great climax. But I must be honest about the fact that I dont really understand the hype about this movie. It is certainly very good, but it is sugarcoated too much to make it stand out above other good movies. A bit too much sugar and a bit too little drama. That would be my criticism. Lovely movie anyway...