My Favorite Movie of the Holidays

I had wanted to see Pan's Labyrinth since I became aware of it back in the fall. And yes, there is a reason it is 97% on the Tomato Meter (as of this post). It's a wonderful film, a haunting and brutal 20th century fairy tale. I recommend it to anyone old enough to see it (it is rated R for a reason and it is sub-titled). The storytelling is very direct without tricks of time shifting and it never tries to trick the audience with twists. It's beautiful without trying to be and dark without being gratuitous. I loved it.