Perlman is Good

Rating: 7/10 (30 July 2012)

Guillermo del Toro wrote and directed Hellboy, which is adapted from a superhero comic. Two years later, he made Pan's Labyrinth, which remains on my ten best list. His eye for superior visuals is evident throughout, and the story is good. In 1944 a portal was built by the Nazis with the guidance of Rasputin, in order to release entities to conquer the world.
Sixty years later, the FBI is sent to check out Hellboy, a humanoid creature who was released during Wotld War II. Ron Perlman is the lead, and he is very good, as he battles many different evil doers along the way. A sense of humor is also evident with excellent special effects. The plot is fairly detailed for the genre, and although far-fetched, is based on a comic book, after all. It's worth the ride for del Toro's vision and Perlman's work.