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.
The Shape of Water has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of The Shape of Water (2017)
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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)
Review of The Shape of Water (2017)
By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 30 Aug 2017
Review of The Shape of Water (2017)
By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 11 Dec 2017
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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 13 Sep 2017
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By James H (4,675) on 01 Mar 2018
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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)
By Michael S (3,461) on 18 Feb 2018
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By Steve S (3,182) on 04 Mar 2018
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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)
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By Jason M (2,623) on 23 Dec 2017
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Review of The Shape of Water (2017)
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The Shape of Water was released in 2017 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,634 reviews, giving The Shape of Water (2017) an average rating of 75%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 83%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 71%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Shape of Water than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 75%, The Shape of Water is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2017, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2017 with similar scores include films like It, Darkest Hour and The Lego Batman Movie.
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