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Created Dec 20, 2009 02:13PM PST • Edited Dec 20, 2009 02:13PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Perfect 5.0

   I really don’t enjoy marking movies as perfect, because I feel like I put no thought into the review. For Pan’s Labyrinth, I must. This movie is just amazing to watch. The visuals are very rich, something that can only be accomplished by Guillermo del Toro. The tone is very dark and depressing, which can be a let down for some people. This is not a movie you can only watch once.

4. Acting

   Great 4.0

   Overall, the acting was very convincing. Child actor Ivana Baquero did a wonderful job with Ofelia.

5. Male Stars Very Good 3.5

   Very convincing, but a little over dramatic.

6. Female Stars Perfect 5.0

   Fantastic

7. Female Costars Great 4.0

8. Male Costars Great 4.0

   Many of the other actors not shown as much were very good.

10. Film

    Perfect 5.0

    Guillermo del Toro’s amazing vision is what makes this movie work. His work with visuals was outstanding, and the plot was perfect.

11. Direction Perfect 5.0

    just plain perfect

12. Play Perfect 5.0

13. Music Perfect 5.0

    Very eerie and chilling soundtrack.

14. Visuals Perfect 5.0

    Some of the most amazing costumes and sets I’ve sen in any movie.

15. Content

16. Edge

    Sordid 3.1

    Since the movie is set during war, the violence it quite a lot.

17. Sex Innocent 1.0

    None at all

18. Violence Savage 4.0

    Lots of disturbing, realistic violence.

19. Rudeness Nasty 4.4

21. Reality

    Natural 1.0

    Quite real… read “circumstantial” if you have seen the movie- it contains a spoiler

22. Circumstantial Natural 1.0

    [SPOILER ALERT]

    Although the movie looks very fantasy-like, we find out in the end, it was all in her head. A lot of kids exposed to such violence need a place to go, so they imagine a whole new world.

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0