Review – Hellboy

This was actually a little better than I thought it was going to be. I liked the Lovecraftian stuff, even though it was a side element rather than a key part of the plot. Beyond that this is a pleasant mix of comic book action, horror and comedy. Our hero is a demon raised to be a quirky champion of good and slayer of monsters. He doesn’t play by the rules. He has trouble with a woman he really likes. He cares for stray cats. And so on. Despite the vague feeling that this movie was trying to be too many things at once, I thought it flowed reasonably well, staying interesting throughout with an even mix of character development and effects-intensive action movies. However, those who harbor a prejudice against the whole comic book thing might well have a lower opinion of this outing, which is a shame because otherwise this is a fine production. Mildly amusing