Hellboy (2019)
Hellboy (David Harbour, Netflix's Stranger Things) heads to England to defeat Merlin's consort and Nimue the Blood Queen (Milla Jovovich) in this reboot of the superhero film series. But their battle will bring about the end of the world, a fate he desperately tries to turn away.
- Director:
- Neil Marshall ('Dog Soldiers', 'The Descent', 'Doomsday')
- Writer:
- Andrew CosbyChristopher GoldenMike Mignola
- Cast:
- David HarbourIan McShaneMilla JovovichDaniel Dae KimSasha LanePenelope MitchellBrian GleesonSophie OkonedoAlistair Petrie
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksIt’s damn near impossible to set aside Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 and 2008 Hellboy films when watching this reboot. If one somehow could, this new effort would likely be considered an utter stinker anyway. A mess of studio attempt at teenage-friendly 'tude, constantly disappointing CGI, leaden performances and generally unenthusing action adds up to the sort of desperate misfire writers reach for in order to give context to the next one churned out of the sausage factory (yes, this could be the new Van Helsing).
2019 is clearly the year for destroying great films with sub-par remakes
I'm sorry but I'm going to come straight out of the gates and say, what an absolute disappointment this was. Having recently rewatched the Ron Perlman/Guillermo del Toro's iteration, I thought I knew what I was in for. Boy, was I wrong. It wasn't all bad though. From a costuming and visual standpoint, David Harbour's iteration of Anung Un Rama (a.k.a...
Time Out
pressIt's two hours long but feels like an eternity, lurching incoherently from one noisy set-piece to another.
The New York Times
press"The end is coming," Hellboy's dying friend says near the beginning, and I was already thinking, "Oh yes, please."
The Guardian
pressFor all the badass attitude and the CGI mini-apocalypses he strides through, this Hellboy is lacking. He is more of a Heckboy: a banal action-movie figure without the unexpected likability of his previous iteration.
Stuff
pressExpecting bugger all, I still came out of this Hellboy feeling let down. This is a lazy and demonstrably inferior remake of a film that was a true original.
FilmInk
press... a few good gore gags and a monster or two can't disguise the dearth of imagination on display here....
Empire Magazine
pressPlenty of shock and gore, and David Harbour is more than worthy to wear the horns. But this is a reboot in need of a reboot.
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksIt’s damn near impossible to set aside Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 and 2008 Hellboy films when watching this reboot. If one somehow could, this new effort would likely be considered an utter stinker anyway. A mess of studio attempt at teenage-friendly 'tude, constantly disappointing CGI, leaden performances and generally unenthusing action adds up to the sort of desperate misfire writers reach for in order to give context to the next one churned out of the sausage factory (yes, this could be the new Van Helsing).
Time Out
pressIt's two hours long but feels like an eternity, lurching incoherently from one noisy set-piece to another.
The New York Times
press"The end is coming," Hellboy's dying friend says near the beginning, and I was already thinking, "Oh yes, please."
The Guardian
pressFor all the badass attitude and the CGI mini-apocalypses he strides through, this Hellboy is lacking. He is more of a Heckboy: a banal action-movie figure without the unexpected likability of his previous iteration.
Stuff
pressExpecting bugger all, I still came out of this Hellboy feeling let down. This is a lazy and demonstrably inferior remake of a film that was a true original.
FilmInk
press... a few good gore gags and a monster or two can't disguise the dearth of imagination on display here....
Empire Magazine
pressPlenty of shock and gore, and David Harbour is more than worthy to wear the horns. But this is a reboot in need of a reboot.
2019 is clearly the year for destroying great films with sub-par remakes
I'm sorry but I'm going to come straight out of the gates and say, what an absolute disappointment this was. Having recently rewatched the Ron Perlman/Guillermo del Toro's iteration, I thought I knew what I was in for. Boy, was I wrong. It wasn't all bad though. From a costuming and visual standpoint, David Harbour's iteration of Anung Un Rama (a.k.a...
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