Review: The 'Hellboy' reboot has more gore and profanity than the original. That doesn’t make it better.
David Harbour plays the titular character in “Hellboy,” based on the comic book character created by Mike Mignola. By Alan Zilberman April 10 at 6:00 PM Rating:
Created by Mike Mignola in 1993 , Hellboy is a literal demon from hell who lives on Earth. As part of a paranormal government agency, he fights for the good guys, keeping other monsters from wreaking havoc. Ron Perlman played Hellboy in the del Toro films, and here David Harbour — best known as Chief Hopper from Netflix’s “Stranger Things” — takes over.
Marshall is best known for directing the horror thriller “The Descent” and two memorable, battle-filled “Game of Thrones” episodes, so he clearly knows how to evoke epic scale on a limited budget. “Hellboy” hints at that sense of spectacle, like when he fights three famished giants in an open field. The characters move and clash with plausible heft, and there is an affable slapstick quality to the fight, even if it ends gruesomely.
Ian McShane, left, plays Hellboy’s adoptive father. One way to overcome a dearth of memorable action is through memorable characters, but the film also fails on that front. Hellboy is torn between humanity and the underworld, and Harbour cannot sell that anxiety. His dramatic scenes fall curiously flat, and his comic one-liners inspire little more than stony silence. Unsurprisingly, the only actor who elevates the material is Ian McShane, who plays Hellboy’s adoptive father.
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