The score from Alexandre Desplat has a timeless feeling to it; it's endlessly charming when it needs to charm, electrifying when we're required on the edge of our seat; Paul D. Austerberry's production design is aces, the film drowns in this ocean blue, soaking wet
aesthetic that emanates this sensual but creepy world; and the creature design is nothing short of righteous, a
perfect throwback to the era of practical
effects reigning supreme that uses just the right intermitted splashes of CGI.