The Shape of Water is not a bad film, but I don't believe that it deserved the Academy Award for best picture. I didn't see any of the other films that were nominated, so maybe this was the best of the lot. Huh? I think that this is another one of those Oscar winners that will be forgotten. An Oscar winning film should have a riveting story line, along with intelligent subject matter. This film just doesn't have it. It was somewhat predictable. They did not need all the blood, and gore. The creature from the deep was just not a likeable thing. It is like the old Creature From The Black Lagoon on steroids. The film left a lot out and wasn't very believable. The dialog, and the personalities of the characters did not fit the time frame of this movie. It wasn't very true to life. Hence, it was not all that interesting. The reviews on this site that give this film high praise must have been made by paid reviewers.