Yeah, I think Strickland could have wandered into the set of Dr. Strangelove and not have been entirely out of place.
The Shape of Water opens in New York City on December 1, followed by a limited release on December 8.
The true depiction of monstrosity comes from Michael Shannon’s Strickland, a sadistic government agent who uses torture and intimidation to wield power over everyone in his path.
But the amphibious creature at the center of The Shape of Water isn’t the film’s only monster.