They couldn't even be bothered to use a believable costume so they recycled the clunky outfit from "Creature From The Black Lagoon."
I thought last year they tried to pretend that it wasn’t a reboot of Creature from the Black Lagoon.
And the director seemed to recycle the fish-hero from Hellboy.
Why Is Guillermo del Toro Obsessed with Fish Men?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSmnleSus3w
And the green color motif emphasized just how fake and orchestrated the whole film was.
I liked earlier Guillermo projects, don’t like his politics, was interested in seeing this film and after viewing it give it a thumbs down. Sophomoric storytelling, hamfisted, beyond logic. Not even a funny “dumb” movie.
Night Tide with Dennis Hopper pursuing a carnival sideshow performer who may or may not be a mermaid is much better atmospheric story telling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ6-ZcVzzIQ