The First Comic book Hero Turned Movie Star the I've Liked

Rating: 7/10 (4 August 2004)

First let me say that I am not a comic book fan. I don't even read the Sunday comics. On the other hand, my husband is/does. So consequently I have suffered through most of these films for his sake. I can't say there's a single one that I really enjoyed. The characters are so two dimensional, as I guess they are suppose to be. But that leaves me cold. Anyway, it was my husband's birthday so I got him "Hellboy" and sat through it. I was surprised. I found myself smiling throughout. I smiled because I enjoyed the one liners. I smiled because I was touched by Ron Pearlman's wonderful portrayal of Hellboy and I smiled because I loved looking at that sword wielding villain, his fantastic costume design and beautifully choreographed moves. I smiled because I loved the Amphibian creature with his sideways blinking eyes and his Niles Crane voice and I smiled because they tried to put a message worth thinking about at the end. I would have to confess I didn't hate this one - okay, maybe I even liked it.