Hellboy...Hell No!

Rating: 5/10 (5 July 2005)

Some movies just don't live up to the hype. Hellboy falls into this category. With a story line that is way out there, this movie really just doesn't work. Being a fan of comic book superheroes, I enjoy a plot that is at times...out there. But this was just too weird. The idea for Hellboy (Ron Pearlman) the character is kinda neat, but the other characters, especially the villain, aren't good.
The character I speak of is none other than Grigori Rasputin, a man who is dead...but not. So he's sort of a zombie, but he has human qualities...like fighting. The man with no eye lids, lips, and a couple of other body parts missing, he hides behind a mask and body suit. After a couple of spins on the heart winder (his body is run by a special device that when turned...gets him going), he is ready to go. This is absolutely the most ridiculous character ever conceived.
Hellboy must save the earth from the wrath of Rasputin. With the help of Ape Sapien (voice of David Hyde Pierce), an amphibious, intelligent, cross between a human and a frog/fish, and a girl who lights on fire named Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), these "freaks" show up to save the planet from of course, total destruction.
My advice is to stay as far away as possible from this picture. The sequel Hellboy 2, directed by the same director as Hellboy, Guillermo del Toro, hopefully won't be as bad, but will probably be like it's predecessor...bad. Hellboy should go back where he came from!