The first reviews of Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water went online today, and they’re all calling the Cold War fairy-tale a beautiful masterpiece. The film centers around the relationship between Sally Hawkins’ Elisa and Doug Jones’ fish man character, who’s kept in a government laboratory for research.
While we won’t be able to watch The Shape of Water until December 8th, The Playlist recently shared a clip from the movie that includes many of the main characters. It appears to be the first encounter between Hawkins and Jones’ characters, where a mysterious tank is wheeled in as Michael Shannon’s Strickland, Michael Stuhlbarg’s Hoffstetler, and Octavia Spencer’s Zelda all look on in the sealed-off room. The dreamy blue of the industrial-looking interior feels distinctly del Toro, as are the horror elements lurking as a single fish hand (flipper? gill? I don’t know the proper terminology here) hits the container and shocks everyone present.
What a first impression, right? Are you looking forward to The Shape of Water?
(via Birth.Movies.Death., image: screencap)
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