Decent acting, good effects but very lousy story

Rating: 4/10 (2 April 2004)

I am unsure why this movie got good reviews as a movie. Sure the effect were good, the acting was decent but the story trully stinks. I like the humor of Ron Perlman and some of the other jokes, but it is not enough to carry the movie. It all starts ok, but once the action story needs to take place it is a bunch on incoherent actions at different locations (think Tombraider) without worrying too much about why things happen. Personally I got bored and wanted the film to end sooner than it did. The movie is a missed opportunity because the background and the storyline of Hellboy itself should be enough to provide a good movie, but this isn't it. Maybe rent it if you like action movies, but don't waste your money on seeing it in the cinema.