Perlman's natural gruffness lends depth to the character's one-liners as moments of levity rather than calculated quips from a screenwriter’s pen.
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04/01/04
Hellboy (2004)
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Reviews Counted:190
Fresh:153
Rotten:37
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: Hellboy is pretty derivative, but there's enough wit and humor here to keep it entertaining.
Runtime: 2 hrs 12 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Based on the comic book series by Mike Mignola, Guillermo del Toro's gleefully eccentric film follows the supernatural adventures of Hellboy (Ron Perlman), a cigar-chomping, horn-filing demonic... [More]
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, John Hurt
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Reviews for Hellboy
161 - 180 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Hellboy the character is a great deal more interesting than Hellboy the movie.
04/01/04
Guillermo del Toro lets loose with a vaudevillian rambunctiousness that makes his adaptation of the Hellboy comic book series daffy, loose and lovable.
04/01/04
Top CriticIf you're a Hellboy fan, the film is a must-see. For others, don't bother.
04/01/04
The most successful transformation from pulp page to big screen since Tim Burton's Batman in 1989.
04/01/04
Faithful to its pulp roots and lacking the cumbersome self-seriousness of many a comic-book adaptation, Hellboy is, well, hellacious good fun.
04/01/04
Visually attractive, but not much else.
04/01/04
A fully formed, funny, smart and briskly entertaining horror show.
04/01/04
A welcome change of pace from the senseless sensibilities of most Hollywood comic-book spectacles.
04/01/04
The movie feels at odds with itself, embracing the comics' idiosyncratic creations without an idiosyncratic worldview.
04/01/04
A fun monster movie.
04/01/04
The rare labor of love that should both satisfy die-hard fans and excite newcomers as well.
04/01/04
The promise is in the premise. Next time (and after Hellboy makes millions, there will be a next time), someone just has to make good on it.
04/01/04
Despite several drawbacks, Hellboy nevertheless succeeds in entertaining.
04/01/04
Extremely original yet routine in parts.
04/01/04
Every scene is an orgy of elaborate visual effects but there is so little to tie them together that the reels could be shown in any order...
03/31/04
(Perlman's) rumbling, ironic lilt and cynical cigar-chomping give charismatic aplomb to this supernatural superhero...
03/31/04
One part fierce, one part vulnerable: like the director, like his heroes.
03/31/04
As far as the latest crop of repetitive superhero movies goes, Hellboy is heaven-sent.
03/31/04
One of the sturdier superhero movies of the last couple of years, with monsters and effects and diabolical baddies to spare, a heart as big as a house and a love story that actually gets its hooks in you.
03/31/04
Latest News for Hellboy
April 22, 2009:
Ron Perlman Talks Hellboy III, Bubba Nosferatu 
We know Guillermo del Toro is wrapped up in "The Hobbit" for the next few years, but could a third "Hellboy" come together without his direct participation? Not if Ron Perlman... More...
April 21, 2009:
Five Favorite Films with Ron Perlman
While he's become best known for portraying a red, horned antihero in Guillermo del Toro's popular comic book adaptations Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Ron Perlman... More...
November 14, 2008:
Five Favorite Films with Guillermo del Toro
RT caught up with Hellboy II director Guillermo del Toro at the DVD/Blu-ray Launch Event for Hellboy II: The Golden Army, where the celebrated fantasy auteur shared his favorite... More...
November 12, 2008:
Five Favorite Films with Hellboy's Mike Mignola
RT speaks with Hellboy comics creator Mike Mignola to learn his Five Favorite Films of all time, which appropriately span the cinematic landscape where art meets horror. More...
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