Pans Labyrinth stayed in my mind. Although flawed; It oozed originality of thought & brave film-making.

After walking out of The Shape of Water, mind you after an hour & a half, I wondered to myself whether cartoon, animation & fantasy have mutated into one.

Again fine actors, great cinematography & the possibility of something quite special got lost in a poor script, stereotype and run-of-the-mill cliches.

Too much money obviously takes away the hunger, bravery & risk-taking of many film makers. Oh dear.

Fingers crossed Guillermo del Toro puts up a good fight to reject mediocrity.