Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy (2004)
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Critic Consensus: With wit, humor and Guillermo del Toro's fantastic visuals, the entertaining Hellboy transcends the derivative nature of the genre.
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Cast
as Hellboy
as Prof. Trevor Bruttenholm
as Liz Sherman
as John Myers
as Grigori Rasputin
as Dr. Tom Manning
as Kroenen
as Abe Sapien
as Ilsa
as Young Broom
as Ilsa
as Abraham Sapien, Abe Sapien
as Sammael
as Agent Clay
as Agent Clay
as Agent Lime
as Agent Moss
as Agent Quarry
as Agent Stone
as Sgt. Whitman
as Corporal Matlin
as Kid
as kid
as kid
as kid
as kid on rooftop
as Doctor Jenkins
as Second Doctor
as Doctor Marsh
as Down's Patient
as Museum Guard
as museum guard
as lobby guard
as Sherpa Guide
as Girl with Kittens
as Von Krupt
as Young Liz Sherman
as orderly
as Television host
as Blonde Television Reporter
as German Scientist
as Young Liz
as German Scientist
as German Scientist
as German Scientist
as Train Driver
as Girlfriend Winter
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Critic Reviews for Hellboy
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When the movie's story line concentrates on the character of Hellboy and his relationships with those important to him, the film becomes a unique romp, with an exciting yet vulnerable superhero at the center who just happens to be the spawn of Satan.
Played by Ron Perlman, he's the most magnetic action hero I've come across in a long while, though I couldn't make heads or tails of this story.
Unfortunately, after setting up this fresh blue-collar scenario in the movie's first hour, Del Toro wallows in pyrotechnics.
Del Toro, in love with his source but never overawed by it, keeps things moving; Perlman ties it together with some of the driest witticisms this side of Indiana Jones. Like we said: fun.
To his credit, del Toro does not flinch from the ridiculous. But he is equally sensitive to Hellboy's pulp poetry.
This is the kind of movie you watch for its aura, for its appealing characters, for its marvelously sustained seriocomic romantic mood.
Audience Reviews for Hellboy
That's what a comic book adaption should be like: not taking itself too seriously, excellent choices of actors (Ron Perlman is the perfect Hellboy), awesome set and production design, great special effects and just a whole lot of fun. The pace is not quite as perfect as in part two, but the package works.
Super Reviewer
"In the absence of light, darkness prevails. There are things that go bump in the night, Agent Myers. Make no mistake about that. And we are the ones who bump back." 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.
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Hellboy is a memorable character that brings humour to the overdose of action sequences in the film. I dont like super hero films that make an overdose of explosions but it did have some witty moments that helped me enjoy the film.
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Hellboy Quotes
| Hellboy: | I'm fireproof. You're not. |
| Liz Sherman: | Red, white, whatever. Guys are all the same. |
| Abe Sapien: | Remind me why I do this again. |
| Hellboy: | Rotten eggs and the safety of mankind |
| Abe Sapien: | Ah. |
| Hellboy: | Didn't I kill you already? |
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