Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
Movie details
The mythical world wants to rule Earth and so start a rebellion against humanity. It is up to a hellspawn rejected by both worlds to save the world from being overrun by creatures from the spiritual realm.
Director Guillermo del Toro
Stars Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, John Hurt
Fantasy violence
Our review
In this, the sequel to 2004's "Hellboy", director Guillermo del Toro returns for another crack at the comic book hero. It isn't necessary to have seen the original film (nor is it recommended) as this is a stand-alone sequel that includes a quick summary early on explaining who Hellboy (Ron Perlman) is and why he's on earth.
With that out of the way, we come to the crux of the story - the old truce between humans and the original sons of the Earth is broken by Prince Nuada (Luke Goss) as he tries to take control of the world. And it's time for our big red monster to stop him. This in itself is a problem, as Nuada's grievance is a legitimate one that stops us from truly despising him as a bad guy, which is exactly what we want to do.
The trouble with this film is that there are a multitude of subplots that do nothing for the overall story; they just succeed in muddling the direction and slowing the momentum. Not to mention the lack of any tension or immersive moments to grab us by the shirt and pull us to the edge of our seat.
Plotlines are never fully realised, characters are two-dimensional at best, and although the CGI is amazing, Perlman's suit is so fake it ruins the whole look of the film.
Compared to the first movie, this sequel suffers the classic curse - it's bigger, it's badder, Hellboy is redder, but none of that stops it from being just that bit disappointing.
4/10
Patrick Tangye
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