The summer's alternative blockbuster

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2008)

After seeing Hellboy, I was looking forward to a sequel.I have come to expect nothing less than brilliance from Guillermo del Toro and I wasn't disappointed with this follow up.
Hellboy is funny, action packed and enchanting in equal measure. The scenes with the mystical creatures are amazing, the camera never dwelling long enough on some of the weird and wonderful beings, treating them as everyday sights.
Luke Goss pulls off a great performance as Prince Nuada.Unexpectedly, considering it's the guy from Bros... Seth McFarlane's turn as Johann Krauss is fantastic.
If you liked the first you'll like this even more.If you're a Guillermo del Toro fan you'll love it!
If you see only one film this summer, it's still The Dark Knight.But if you want to be dragged into a world which but for the amazing vision of del Toro we might otherwise never have seen, see Hellboy II.As inspired by del Toro's previous work as much as it is by Mike Mignola.
SEE IT.NOW.One of the best comic book films of all time.Up there with the Batmans of this world.
I look forward to a third...(after the Hobbit of course)