04-09-2018, 11:42 AM
I thought it looked great, but was quite weak compared to Pan's Labyrinth. I was put off by the masturbation opening; I found it pointless and silly. And the villain was so cartoonishly over-the-top bad that it didn't fit with the rest of the film. And the sex scene with his wife was stupid as well as his sudden fondness for Mrs. Paddington. And the drunk/gay neighbor - did we really need to know that? Whey not just leave it open why he's home all the time and she helps him? And I felt like events all happened suddenly; there was no real development. And the voice over was a bit cheesy, particularly at the end.
My wife had the interesting idea that since we get the framing story from the artist's perspective (via voice-over) that her getting gills is just his imagination and that she was dead.
My wife had the interesting idea that since we get the framing story from the artist's perspective (via voice-over) that her getting gills is just his imagination and that she was dead.
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