Hellboy: The Crooked Man – Movie Review
First Reaction – Hellboy: The Crooked Man has some good scare moments.
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Director: Brian Taylor
Writer: Christopher Golden, Mike Mignola, Brian Taylor (Screenplay)
Writer: Mike Mignola (Comic Book)
Cast
- Jack Kesy (12 Strong)
- Jefferson White (Civil War)
- Adeline Rudolph (Resident Evil (Tv Series))
- Leah McNamara (Normal People)
- Suzanna Bertish (The Nun II)
Plot: Hellboy and a rookie B.P.R.D. agent in the 1950s are sent to the Appalachians, where they discover a remote community dominated by witches and led by the sinister local demon, the Crooked Man.
Runtime: 1 Hour 39 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Hellboy: The Crooked Man starts when Hellboy (Kesy) and agent Bobbie Jo (Rudolph) are transporting a dangerous creature. However, the journey sees them clash with an evil presence known as The Crooked Man. Big Red and Bobbie must work together to solve the mystery, which haunts the locals and creates endless nightmares.
Hellboy confronts the nightmarish entity to fight back and save the locals. However, the battle is filled with nightmares his young partner isn’t prepared for.
Verdict on Hellboy: The Crooked Man
Recap
The movie follows Hellboy on a routine mission that goes wrong. He faces off against a demonic force that controls the local area and must lead them to safety. However, he is challenged by his own demons returning to haunt him.
Best Parts
The horror elements are great and the concept of the supernatural connection to Hellboy is great to see. It steps away from the comic book style the others have presented and gives us horrific nightmares. I don’t know if this is designed to be more like the source material, which might have given it the smaller, flashy style.
Worst Parts
If you were to look at this from the previous film, you will be shocked by the tone, it is a lot more serious. It has a much smaller budget to the rest, but it does make it feel more like a pilot for a television series, which spends more time on the bonding and pure horror, than a bigger world saving event.
Final Thoughts –Hellboy: The Crooked Man has good horror elements but doesn’t feel like what we are used to.
