What a difference a director makes!

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2008)

After seeing the first turd-bomb called Hellboy, I was rather unenthusiastic about this second part. I had not seen any reviews so I came in with no assumptions. It's amazing what can happen when you put the right director in charge of this genre of movie. You can see many of Guillermo del Toro's influences and nuances throughout the whole movie especially with costuming and characters. The CG effects were not gratuitous and blended well with the story and didn't have you doubting the reality of many of the scenes. The story was many times better than the first film and character development has improved much. I hope Guillermo del Toro does a third part if it is ever offered to him.