2/4

Hellboy II, like the recent Chronicles of Narnia sequel, sacrifices story and character on the altar of action, effects and underwhelming creatures.

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07/18/08

3.5/4

Del Toro's compositions are dense with effects and background creatures, and he clearly sympathizes with the misfits and monsters who are weary of humankind's greed and ecological destructiveness; yet the movie is light on its feet and generous of spirit.

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07/18/08

4/4

The film itself is lovely, a breathless feast of fantasy anchored by an authentic humanism.

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07/17/08

4/5

The fact that the setup works for a second round can be attributed Perlman's ability to juggle brash enthusiasm with hardened sarcasm.

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07/16/08

B

Combines arresting visuals, rounded characters and plenty of action.

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07/16/08

N/A

The Golden Army's insultingly simplistic cast of a thousand Bosch and Star Wars creatures distracts from the identity-crisis that ought to be the point of a second installment and a larger vision.

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07/16/08

2/4

While this sequel to the 2004 feature doesn't lack for visual wonders, it's utterly clumsy in the storytelling department, a genuine shock given del Toro's usual ability to spin a tall tale.

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07/16/08

4.5/5

Here's a comic-book movie with a heart, a soul, a brain and a personality of its own -- as personal in its own way as del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth.

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07/16/08

7/10

A virtual overkill of bizarre creatures

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07/15/08

2.5/4

Guillermo Del Toro's love for creature features comes through, but his story is uncomfortably rote in this visually dynamic comic book sequel.

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07/15/08

3/4

Go to the movies long enough and you'll eventually find yourself rooting for a blood red, horned monster-man from hell.

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07/15/08

6/10

Hellboy is it's own world. That is a compliment and also the problem. Director Guillermo del Toro has envisioned a fantastic looking world, but it's just a vision.

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07/15/08

A-

'Hey, Selma Blair's in this movie!' said Abe Sapien. 'Yeah, I forgot, too.' said Hellboy. 'Not only did I forget she was in this movie, I forgot she even existed,' said Sapien. 'Me too!' replied Hellboy.

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07/15/08

3/4

I'm ready for a third film, only if Del Toro is on board...

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07/15/08

8/10

An essentially unending parade of some of the most visionary images ever to grace a fantasy movie.

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07/14/08

7/10

Hellboy II's expansive imagination so elevates the material that you find yourself wishing it was put to the service of something greater.

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07/14/08

3.5/4

Guillermo del Toro makes this sequel fully his own, firmly planting it in his unbridled imagination.

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07/14/08

4.5/5

Gains big points for its dazzling visuals and for significantly ramping up the fantasy-tinged screen fighting.

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07/14/08

N/A

'Golden Army' is the work of a master filmmaker operating with unbridled invention

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07/14/08