Hellboy Had The Potential......

Rating: 5/10 (5 March 2007)

Hellboy(2004)
Review: I never even heard of Hellboy till this movie. I was curious. This is the result.
Hellboy can be described in many ways. Ron Pearlman is Hellboy. A good choice first off. As we begin, we get a good back story and some character development. We also get some stylish and fun action to boot. So far, so good. Hellboy reeks of attitude. He is the very confident hero. Takes it easy and keeps it cool. Hellboy comes off as the slick hero and very likable. The CGI and FX deliver and are well done. This is a fantastic start.
So far, so good. Then we get a really unnecessary subplot. This hurts the movie badly. It reminds me of beauty and the beast. That's all about that. Another problem is after this, the movie gets increasingly bad. Hellboy winds up being rather sappy and far too over-dramatic. Hellboy starts taking itself too seriously. This is bad for the fact that this is all so very boring.
So what do we get? The first half of Hellboy was a fun action movie with a likable hero. The second half on the other hand suffers from a bad subplot and becomes far to dull. The thing is that Hellboy had the potential to be something special.
Don't get me wrong, Hellboy isn't a bad movie, it is more like a tale of two movies. Overall in my book ranks as mediocre.
The Last Word: After a awesome take off, Hellboy hits a crash landing.