Having watched Nocturnal Animals, A Single Man is a movie I have fairly high expectations for. Even if I end up not liking it (doubt it), it's probably going to be impressive in one or more ways.
About Del Toro's use of fairy tale conventions, I'd say various storytelling conventions and structural forms are mere tools. Pan's Labyrinth isn't an interesting film to me at all on a thematic level or on character level, nor on the plot level.
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