NP - wallowing in the banal

[Laura Kelber]

I've actually seen The Square twice. Brilliant! I wouldn't go near the
Shape of Water. Even a hint of mawkishness is more than I can bear.

On Dec 26, 2017 1:35 PM, "Charles Albert" <cfalbert at gmail.com> wrote:

The Shape of Water.......Sally Hawkins...

The script isn't at all original, and it frequently veers to the mawkish,
but


It is visually stunning....a great deal of Teal....the collection of late
1950s autos, but particularly the bus (looks like it came out of the
Sunbeam collection). A lot of pop rivets.....kinda homely, but I really
want one.

and Sally Hawkins.....as a mute..... near impossibly expressive eyes which
dominate a face which at first may look plain, but within 3 minutes becomes
literally unbearably beautiful...There is a scene with Richard Jenkins
wherein she tries to recruit him into the enterprise - if you aren't
crying, you are a zombie.

love,

cfa
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