Hellboy? Oh, Boy...

Rating: 7/10 (9 August 2008)

Saw this on television last night so I'm assuming there are funny bits that were pruned. It also seemed like Fox cut an entire section of the film near the end.
I've been eager to see HELLBOY for some time, so maybe my expectations were a bit high. With the sequel getting such great reviews I thought the original would really be something. It had a lot going for it. There was great computer effects. Lots of them. Lots and lots of them. And the makeups were great. Love the gillman that occupied the first part of the picture. There was some great character acting too. And did I mention the computer effects?
But I felt like I was dropped into the middle of a story without sufficient explanation. Not being a HELLBOY fan, I was a little vague on what was going on. And when some of my questions were answered, I found the explanations to be extremely silly.
HELLBOY is pretty entertaining. But after the endless raves I've read here, I've got to tell those of you who aren't already HELLBOY fans that this movie is unlikely to convert you. It's got a lot going for it, but a point isn't one of them.