Guillermo Del Toro, director of Mimic, Blade 2, and Hellboy goes back to his roots (The Devil's Backbone) and explores the supernatural in the context of the Spanish Civil War. Pan's Labyrinth is a period war drama with fairy tale underpinnings - a wonderfully crafted mixture of genres that worked for me on every level. Raved about at Cannes and a 100% rating on rottentomatoes.com.
At the Q&A after the film Del Toro, who I'd previously considered a Hollywood Hack, proved himself to be a thoughtful, intelligent, and extremely funny man whose work I now have a whole new level of admiration for.
My new favorite movie of 2006.
At the Q&A after the film Del Toro, who I'd previously considered a Hollywood Hack, proved himself to be a thoughtful, intelligent, and extremely funny man whose work I now have a whole new level of admiration for.
My new favorite movie of 2006.
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