Honestly, I thought this movie was more style over substance and was one of del Toro's worst films he's made. I had no real connection to any of the characters. They felt more cliche and cardboard than most cartoon characters feels. Even the production design, which I think was supposed to be the big draw of this film felt rather flat and stale. No where near as inspiring as some of this other movies. Out of all of his movies this one definitely feels like a by the numbers one. Guillermo del Toro's movies normally seem to have a lot of life to them even if there camping it up but this one is his most lifeless movie he's ever done. The movie as a real Edgar Allen Poe feel to everything about it - from the story to the visuals - I just wish it had conjured up some of Poe's eeriness and creepiness instead of what followed as complete waste of my time.
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