Mike Mignola's acclaimed comic book series arrives on the screen in vivid form in this adaptation directed by distinctive horror filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.

Rating: 7/10 (9 February 2010)

Hellboy is bizarre and loopy, romantic and dynamic. Escaping the Nazis who conjured him, a demon (Ron Perlman) grows to adulthood and joins the cause of good.
The film is a darkly exuberant comic-book fantasy, whose impressive design honours the book's graphics while adding a dose of director Guillermo del Toro's own Gothic imagination; Perlman was born to play the misshapen brute of a hero. del Toro considered creating this film as a dream project for many years with casting Ron Perlman as the lead role, but could never secure a budget or studio approval. After the massive success of Blade II (2002), del Toro was offered to direct Blade: Trinity (2004) or a film adaptation of Hellboy. Though he briefly considered trying to fit both films into his schedule, he chose Hellboy.