Reviewed by: Kris

Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro

Produced by: Mike Richardson, Lloyd Levin, & Lawrence Gordon

Cast: Ron Perlman, David Hyde Pierce, Doug Jones, Karel Roden, & Victoria Smurfit

Suspense/Horror and Action/Adventure 1 hr. 52 min. When a Nazi mystical experiment goes awry in 1944, the target of a wizard's spell, the child of Satan, Hellboy, is wrenched from his home, and adopted by the U.S. agents who intercept his arrival. Raised as a force of good, Hellboy grows up to be a full-fledged demon in the form of a man, complete with fierce red skin, a tail, a giant armored glove, and two large circles where his horns should be (if they ever grow back, Hellboy is quick to break them off). Now, the adult Hellboy, an investigator of the paranormal, is sent on a mission that brings him back in touch with the evil genius that started it all... that Nazi wizard (and just who is *he* anyway?).

I think that the film industry is in a comic book phase right now. There are many films out there and that have yet to be released that are based off of comic books; personally, I don’t mind one bit. I think they are enjoyable to watch. When I first saw previews for this movie, I didn’t think it looked too great. After seeing a few more previews, I decided that it had potential to be a pretty decent movie.

I actually enjoyed this movie quite a bit. It has all the elements that make a good movie. Murder, romance, action, grief, humor. These powers combined we shall create the super movie. Okay, that’s enough of my childhood cartoon reminiscing. In all seriousness, these are the all necessary to make a great movie and they all appear in this film the perfect amount of time and at the right moment.

All of the comic book movies have a similar look and feel to them. Dark and a bit eerie are essential to the film. It starts out dreary and rainy, but not a bit dull. The movie takes off from there. We meet Hellboy and his friends, and they are intriguing characters. I found everything in this film to be fairly interesting, and I hope you will too.

This is a fun movie to see. It’s a great movie to see on a Friday or Saturday night, and it won’t bring you down. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone who likes movies adapted from comic books.