Hellboy II

My husband and I love comic book movies. Remember the "old" days when they were cheaply made and in general....well...sucked? Those days are pretty much gone. Now, not all comic book movies are wonderful. Some still lack a bit of something.

Enter Hellboy II. The first movie was great. Hellboy was a surprise hit and a great movie. The sequel was pretty good, but not quite up to the standards of the first one.

Ron Perlman is back as Hellboy, thankfully, but I think the makeup effects in this one have changed somewhat. He doesn't seem as big as he was in the first one. Even the chin is a bit different. Things like that tend to distract me some.

David Hyde Pierce did not return as the voice of Abe Sapien, which is a shame. I thought he was perfect for that character. Not that Doug Jones didn't do a good job, but something was missing.

The storyline was a bit "blah" to say the least. The movie's opening was at first a rehash, then just a few cliches thrown together. The voice-over, which I usually kind of like, just didn't flow well.

Whereas in the first movie, the characters seem to fit together well, in this one they seem to be struggling. The "chemistry" just isn't there. Even the dialog often struggles along as if the actors are having trouble spitting it out.

If you're a fan of the first movie, go ahead and rent this one. It's not real good, but I have seen worse.