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Should you watch The Shape of Water?

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The Shape of Water

Film · 2017

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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  • A mute cleaner in a secret lab
  • A creature kept in a tank
  • A fairy tale in the Cold War

The Shape of Water is good for you if…

  • you like an unusual love story told like a fairy tale.
  • you like a world drenched in green and teal.
  • you like magical realism with a strange edge.

The Shape of Water is bad for you if…

  • you can't stand gore. Strickland's rotting fingers and a bloody torture scene are shown up close.
  • nudity and sex scenes aren't for you tonight.

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