The Shape of Water is beautiful. From the beginning to the end it just looks so beautiful. But beauty isn't worth anything if the rest of the package fails to submit. About the writing: The Movie lacks a good plot. All you see here, has been done over and over again and again throughout the entire movie history. There is nothing new. All characters are plain and simple, easy to digest. The bad guy is a bad guy to bone, the good girl is a good girl to the bone. There are no large grey areas, conflicts or surprises. About the overall plot. It's boring. It's really boring. Everything is so predictable, that I knew all that would come already before it would happen and that is kinda disappointing and sad. I cannot recommend this movie, avoid it at best.