The movie that pulled off cool when only campy was expected

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2004)

I have to tell you, this movie blew my mind. think about it, paranormal bureau? big red dude with huge gun? Rasputin? nazis? this movie had cheesy written all over it. But get this; it wasn't. in case you don't know, Hellboy is a comic book too. Here I was expecting another Van Helsing or League of extraordinarily boring gentleman, I had a pleasant surprise. this movie pulled off a big red dude fighting the forces of evil without drowning it in CGI, and instead of focusing on pure action (which is good but gets boring pretty fast) it also gave time for you to get to know the human side of all the characters. (even the inhuman ones) and this movie has succeeded where so many others have failed by combining action romance and adventure, instead of just one. that is ever so important. especially for a movie like this. none of the characters were over or underplayed despite their seemingly ridiculous and impossible to take serious roles. how odd that such a small name superhero would be so much more similar to the comic than the popular ones. trust me, if you like comics, you'll LOVE this movie, heck, even if you aren't into comics, you'll still like it!