Pleased, with clarification

Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2004)

I'll make this quick; I'm a big Hellboy fan. This movie delivers on most fronts, and doesn't deviate as much as one would assume. The action is top notch, ergo, Hellboy does not use kung fu, bullet time, or a gun so large a normal man couldn't hold it (but it's close). Del Tormo shows his directorial skill much better than in Blade II, even bringing a decent feel from the comic to the screen. The world is dark and ominous, though no ware near as dark or as ominous as the book. Hellboy is a bit more sarcastic and a bit less foul then usual, but the rest of the characters are spot on.
I don't know how exactly this story and Seed of Destruction are linked (it's been a while since I read that one), but I doubt it's all that close.
The baddies were real off, the movie needed some Lobster Johnson, and the love story can go. All and all, awesome stuff, hell of an action flick, hell of a good comic2movie. I'd say, better then X men.