30 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Still To Come In 2017 - Ranked

30. The Shape Of Water

Release Date: December 8th

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Guillermo Del Toro's return to less blockbustery territory, featuring a mute cleaner who bonds with a sea creature against the backdrop of the Cold War. It's vintage, romantic and most of all, it gives Del Toro the opportunity to spin a yarn, with less big money expectation.

Hype:

Having appeared at Venice already, The Shape Of Water seems to be being proclaimed a return to form for Del Toro, whose Crimson Peak was far from universally adored. The hype suggests that this is a smoother, less ostentatious story, referencing 1960s monster movies, earlier musicals and noir classics. If that doesn't grab you by the lapels and insist, you're a lost soul.

Also, you should apparently expect yet another revelatory performance from the delightful Sally Hawkins. But then, if you've paid attention to her career, that absolutely shouldn't come as a surprise.