fun and enjoyable, but i expected more...

Rating: 8/10 (3 April 2004)

hellboy, the character pretty much explains itself. he's a great presence on screen that you immediately get attached to. although, all the other characters introduced dont quite develop as deeply as hellboy,which is one of my peeves about the movie.
the villian, grigori rasputin, never really had much of an impact as being the main evil bad guy, he was more of just a subsided character who was never really given a chance to show how evil he could be. kroenen, on the otherhand, was well done. his ruthlessness and persistance gave him a greater presence than rasputin.
ive never read the comics and i was never a fan of hellboy before this film came out, but after watching this movie, im assuming the comics are just as fun. i am hoping that they will flesh out more details that were missing from the movie when i read them. i expected more from the film, more character development, more creatures for hellboy to smash, but mostly, more well-thought out fights. they just seemed to drag on and on.

if something i can truly comment with great feeling on is ron perlman's performance as hellboy. perfect, in my opinion. even though i hadnt read the comics to get a glimpse of hellboy's personality, perlman is seemed so perfect, the sterotypical 'tough' guy with that take no questions type of personality. his one-liners and humerous comments is what makes hellboy so great. he just looks cool also.
so, this movie was fun and enjoyable, i just came in with high expectations that were left to be built upon in sequels im hoping. guillermo del torro, nice job, youve got a milestone approaching from this film. 7/10