Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Boy from hell


Hellboy (2004)

Directed by Guillermo del Toro this comic book adaptation stars Ron Perlma, Selma Blair, John Hurt and Rupert Evans. A demon summoned by the Nazis during WW2 is raised by an American professor and works for the FBI hunting monsters.

Coming as part of the glut of super hero films that the new millennium ushered in this film offers a slightly different take on the usual. While del Toro is best known for his visuals this film offers some interesting stuff but never really hits the crazy heights of his other films. The plot skirts around the idea of some thematic depth but never really gets there and as such we are left with a pretty average genre film.

3/5

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