Despite all the adjustments made, the creation of Marc Mignola did not repeat the sad fate of our Watches. Hellboy turned out ... just got it. A powerful drive comic book in the spirit, if you can say so, of “ironic Gothic”. He is closest to “Ghostbusters” – not to “subtle” feature films, but to a later children’s animated series. You can remember “Men in Black”, although the entourage here is different, and “Hellboy” will be more serious. Characters - to look at them is a pleasure, that Hellboy himself, that Abe, that their enemy Kronen - rarely where the characters are such unusual and charismatic creatures, and even in such numbers.
The film is about the same thing as the comic. Everyone chooses who to be and on whose side to fight. Born in the Underworld, the half-man-half-demon, the future Antichrist, was sent to earth... but he did not conquer it, but decided to protect it. Why? Because it's his home, his foster family and his friends. This world gave him beer, cigars, rock 'n' roll, an ever-hungry flock of furry pets and a beloved girl, and what can Hell offer him? A pair of horns and a fire crown? No, go with your Hell to hell.
The result: a good comic-fighter in the entourage of “urban fantasy”. Humor and love line for fans are attached.
8 out of 10
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