A good movie

Since I’m really intrigued by Guillermo Del Toro’s work, of course, I was really eager to check this movie. My main issue with Guillermo Del Toro is that each time I watch one of his flicks, I tend to have some huge expectations and unfortunately, until now, none of them has succeeded in reaching those expectations and, unfortunately, this movie was not an exception to this rule. I mean, don’t misunderstand me, it was a solid feature, way better than ‘Mimic’ or even ‘Blade II’ or actually any other US productions directed by Del Toro. Simply put, I did like it. Indeed, it was very well directed, there was a very nice gloomy mood, something Del Toro always manages to provide in his features and the story was entertaining enough. But as always with Del Toro, I kept waiting to get really blown away but, somehow, it never really happened. I don’t know, maybe it has something to do with the pacing, maybe I just don’t connect with his stories, maybe the guy spends too much time making sure the mood is right when he should put a little bit more energy and attention to the story. Still, even though I didn’t think it was really amazing, the whole thing was very well done and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Del Toro's work.

7/10