Dark Comic

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2004)

This movie is much better than any of the "professional reviewers" would have you think. Performances are excellent all around. The special effects are integrated into the storyline nicely (as opposed to so many other movies where storyline is used to tie together special effects). The story is interesting and, who knew(?), it ends with a moral. It doesn't stray from its comic book origins. However, it does retain a dark comic mood. The story was plausible in a comic book sense. The characters enjoyable. I had no idea what it was about going in and walked up completed satisfied. Considering it is still in the theaters as "Van Helsing" makes its debut, if you are faced with a choice - see Hellboy.