Synopsis

A demon, raised from infancy after being conjured by and rescued from the Nazis, grows up to become a defender against the forces of darkness.

Official Review

“Hellboy,” Mike Mignola’s epic comic concoction of government
conspiracy, the occult, Nazis, and a cigar chomping red protagonist
spawned directly from the depths of moral depravity has long been
considered one of the most intense graphic rides in the history of the
medium. Geek-cum-director Guillermo Del Toro (“Cronos,” “Mimic,” Blade
II,” etc.) crafts his film version of “Hellboy” as a labor of love with
constant care and nobility as only a true fan can, while avoiding the
usual pitfalls of adapting a complex work one loves: Del Toro doesn’t
lose those of us unfamiliar with the comic or waste time with clumsy
exposition. This is a comic-book origin tale, on par with Tim Burton’s
“Batman” or either or the “X-Men” films, with a level of intelligence
absent from most films (American or otherwise, you snobs) today, let
alone adaptations of graphic novels. …Read More