A Good Superhero Movie That Dares To Be Dark

Rating: 8/10 (29 March 2020)

In the year 1944, the Allies stop a Nazi plot to use a dimensional portal to awaken the Ogdru Jahad to aid them by mystic Grigori Rasputin. However, a baby demon comes out, one with red skin and a right hand made of stone, which Professor Broom, who was with the Allied Army that day, adopts. Fast forward to the present, and the demon, Hellboy, is a member of the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense, a top secret branch of the FBI dealing with monsters and demons. However, Rasputin has been revived, and now Hellboy must stop him from summoning the Ogdru Jahad once again.
For a film rated PG-13, it has some dark themes in it. However, they made it work. Ron Perlman makes a good Hellboy, and David Hyde Price does good as the voice of Abe Sapien. The special effects help bring the monsters to life, and the story is a good one, despite the pacing being slow at times. This is one superhero film I suggest giving a watch.