A Helluva good time

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2004)

"Hellboy" really suffers in only two areas; 1) it is compared to other comic-book movies, which (IMHO) isn't really fair, and 2) Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) gets far too little screentime/dialogue/character development. Hopefully, No. 2 will be addressed in the sequel (hint, hint!).
All that aside, if you're looking for a kickass action movie, this is it! It has awesome special effects, and Ron Perlman is the perfect choice for Hellboy. I also loved the whole Rasputin/Nazis/gateway to Hell angle. David Hyde Pierce is also perfect as the voice of Abe Sapien.
The plot? Well, Hellboy fights some scary monsters and equally scary immortal Nazis who what to establish a Fourth Reich (or something) by ushering in the Apocalypse. In the meantime, he tries to work up the nerve to tell Liz that he loves her. As for the ending, well, let's just say that it's pretty kickass as well. Be sure to catch it while it's still on the big screen! My rating: 8/10.