Kroenen

Rating: 5/10 (25 February 2007)

The only part of the film that makes this movie worthy of remembrance is the introduction. Kroenen (the Nazi fellow with the blades) is one of the only competent foes ever to show up in a Hollywood film. (they later make him incompetent so that he doesn't defeat the protagonist,but that's beside the point) Watch the film for him, as the irritatingly angsty and awkward romance scenes with Hellboy leave me bored and irritated. The supposed two main characters were not well-developed and have very awkward lines. The new agent is in the film for about 20 minutes, almost all in scenes with Hellboy to the point where Hellboy's presence often cause the viewer to forget the new agent even exists... only when they shove him in there in a superfluous role do you remember how poorly his lines are written and how poorly he executes them (very fitting verb, by the way because the dialog actually kills the movie's momentum).