Writer: Screenplay: Guillermo Del Toro Screen story: Peter Briggs, Guillermo Del Toro Comic book: Mike Mignola
Cast: Ron Pearlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, Karel Roden, Jeffrey Tambor
Genre: Superhero, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Hellboy is more centered around the story, than the strength and abilities of the main character, unlike most superhero movies. It's a refreshing change strengthening the genre along Nolan's Batman series, but there was something to be expected with Del Toro at the helm. He's proven before how he can handle the monstrous without forgetting the story, like he did in well known Pan's Labyrinth a couple of years later as well as in his earlier works.I like the way they got his origin out of the way quickly, and rather focused on the story at hand despite both being connected through the evil forces. I'm less impressed with the balance of the main good guys, their interactions and the handlers', but at least I'm rarely bored throughout Del Tore's ride.
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