Contrasted with Perlman’s spin on the character, Harbour’s Hellboy is a more immature, tantrum-prone version of the character, saddled with self-doubt despite all of the power he wields, and grappling with a destiny he rejects. In taking on the role of Hellboy from previous franchise star Ron Perlman, Harbour does a respectable job of carrying the heavily make-upped mantle of the film’s title character, a demon struggling to find his place in the human world. Supporting cast members include Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim as Ben Daimio, a high-ranking agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Defense who harbors some supernatural secrets of his own, and The Miseducation of Cameron Post actress Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan, a friend of Hellboy with a connection to the spirits of the deceased.
Harbour is joined in the cast by Deadwood actor Ian McShane as Professor Trevor Bruttenholm, Hellboy’s adoptive father and mentor, along with Resident Evil franchise veteran Milla Jovovich as Nimue, a powerful sorceress and the film’s primary villain.
Neither terrible nor great, Hellboy falls short of the bar set by both its predecessors - del Toro’s Hellboy and its sequel, 2008’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army - as well as the standard set by the current crop of comic book movies. We’re in the midst of a golden age for comic book movies, with films attracting top-tier actors and filmmakers, and even winning the occasional Academy Award (or three, in the case of Black Panther), so it’s easy to forget how far our frame of reference for a “good” comic book movie has changed.Īnd then along comes Hellboy to remind us how mediocre a comic book movie can be.ĭirected by Neil Marshall ( The Descent) and starring David Harbour ( Stranger Things) as the film’s titular, demonic hero, Hellboy serves as a reboot of the supernatural adventure franchise originally brought to the screen in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 film of the same name. Hellboy (2019 Movie) Official Trailer “Smash Things” – David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane
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