I had initially expected a lot more from this movie, especially since it being a Del Toro movie. But also from what I saw in the trailers.

Now don't get me wrong, "The Shape of Water" is actually an enjoyable movie. However, it just suffered from being a very generic and very predictable movie. To which one have come to expect more from an established director such as Del Toro.

The acting in the movie was good and they had some nice acting talents on the cast list. Sally Hawkins really carried the movie quite well, and it was a shame that Richard Jenkins didn't have a bigger part in the movie. The creature was also quite nicely portrayed by Doug Jones.

And while we are on the creature, then I have to say that the creature effects, make-up and special effects were just phenomenal. It all looked so amazingly realistic and that was pure art to watch on the screen.

I feel that the full potential at what this movie had to offer wasn't fully utilized, and that was a shame, because the movie really could have been so much more if it had been given the chance to flourish.

For me, this is the type of movie that you watch once and never return to a second time around.