As was expected

Rating: 3/10 (4 April 2004)

I didn't go into the theater with great, or even good expectations for this movie. Frankly I think the movie industry is going a little overboard with the whole comic book realization thing. Pearlman did well as Hellboy, as good as it could have been done I suppose. The desire for a romantic connection for Hellboy to make him seem human was clear, but the script just didn't deliver in this area at all. Of course the action scenes were great, but that's true of any movie nowadays. I thought the ending was absolutely ridiculous. Simply sticking a pack of TNT down the big monster's throat doesn't satisfy my need for a thrilling ending to what should have been an impressive battle between good and evil. The characters were well thought-up, but chalk that up to the comic book creators. I wasn't at all impressed with this movie, and I left myself plenty of room to be impressed with as low of expectations as I had for this movie. Don't see it in theaters, and I would only see it on DVD/Video if one of my friends happened to rent it and bring it over.