Perlman with a Toilet Roll...

Rating: 3/10 (18 October 2004)

I usually like the big good-natured bad asses Ron Perlman invariably plays, whatever movie he is in. Usually though, he is only a sideshow to the main characters and storyline, not so here. This big good-natured bad ass has the whole show to himself and it's just not enough to fill a movie. I've never read any hell boy comics, so maybe I'm just missing the allure of a big red painted man with a toilet roll for a right hand prancing around and hitting stuff...
I did like the Nazi-Voodoo stuff. Reminded me of all-night games of Return to Castle Wolvenstein and that robot dude had (for me anyway) some cool references to BloodRayne.
As for the plot, nothing there you didn't see coming from the line at the ticket booth.
So, basically if you liked League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and/or are an avid player of RtCW you can probably suffer through this movie. If not, don't bother going.