Critics at Venice seemed to respond strongly toThe Shape of Waterand its blend of various classic Hollywood genres.
Check out some of the early reviews below.
Del Toros film will screen at the Telluride and Toronto film festivals and arrive in theaters in December.
But its warmer and richer than the films that came before.
Beneath that glossy, scaly surface is a beating heart.
It is never less than magnificent.
And it does so in a miraculously organic way by making the story an exploration of outcasts.
Much like it feels like that time period of intolerance is percolating back to the surface now.
This is del TorosBeauty and the Beastwith the delicate time period touches and social awareness ofFar from Heaven.
