The parade of creatures Del Toro and his team have come up with as this scenario unfolds, starting with a tour of the legendary Troll Market that one-ups the Mos Eisley cantina scene in Star Wars, will make you want to tip your hat in wonder.
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Believe it or not... He's the good guy.
2008 · 2h · PG-13
Action, Fantasy
Directed by
Guillermo del Toro
Overview
Hellboy, his pyrokinetic girlfriend, Liz, and aquatic empath, Abe Sapien, face their biggest battle when an underworld elven prince plans to reclaim Earth for his magical kindred. Tired of living in the shadow of humans, Prince Nuada tries to awaken an ancient force of killing machines, the all-powerful Golden Army, to clear the way for fantasy creatures to roam free. Only Hellboy can stop the dark prince and prevent humanity's annihilation.
Director and cast
- Guillermo del Toro Director
- Ron Perlman as Hellboy
- Selma Blair as Liz Sherman
- Jeffrey Tambor as Tom Manning
- Doug Jones as Abe Sapien
- John Hurt as Trevor Bruttenholm
- Luke Goss as Prince Nuada
- John Alexander as Johann Krauss / Bethmoora Goblin
- James Dodd as Johann Krauss
- Seth MacFarlane as Johann (voice)
- Anna Walton as Princess Nuala
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Let's hope Universal stays the course and gives us that opportunity. People as creative as del Toro and his gang need all the support we can give them.
Despite its comic-book trappings, Hellboy II, even more so than its predecessor, Hellboy, resembles nothing so much as an art film phantasmagoria.
Del Toro's previous film, the complex, visually arresting Pan's Labyrinth, demonstrated his growth as a filmmaker, and though the themes here aren't as profound, the striking set design and use of nonhuman characters carry over.
This film is happy to coast on its good humor and brilliant action pieces. Fair enough, since del Toro has taken the poetry of some of his best work and butched it up, creating some of the most amazing-looking creatures and battles of his career.
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