Big let down, dialogue was trite and storyline very thin

Rating: 3/10 (18 April 2009)

Poor writing lead to bad dialogue and some very uninteresting scenes including the action sequences.
The special effects were good but many of creatures seem to just take on the look and feel of those ones from Pan's Labyrinth.
The elves in this movie do not even come close to what an Elf (we are talking Tolkien here) is about philosophically and or even as a race. This appears to be an attempt at a darker elf, but not carried off well.
The best character in this movie was the Prince elf, but his actions are in direct contradiction to him being an elf to begin with. Kudos to the actor that stuck out with this role and did a great job despite bad dialogue and ill-conceived storyline moments that left me wondering where the movie was actually headed..besides the obvious fight scene at the end.
Sorry, but this movies takes a wrong turn at the very beginning with a confusing opening show Hellboy as young and ..dare I say..dopey looking kid with no clue.
Another downside to this was the lack of David Hyde Pierce doing the voice over work for Abe Sapien. This oversight destroyed the character for me and left a rather dry rendition in it's place.
This movie is not really worth seeing, stick to the first Hellboy movie and no other. or get a different guy next time. Guillermo really is not that great of a director or writer..etc...
nuff said