Why’s Everyone Hating on HELLBOY So Hard?
Josh Millican
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Critics got an advanced look at Hellboy early last week, and the responses were almost universally abysmal. At the time of this posting, the film currently holds a pitiable 15% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes but, at one point, held an embarrassing 9%. Now that the film has been released nationwide, it seems like fans are just as disappointed as the critics.
So why is everybody hating on Hellboy so far? Is it a protest (perhaps subconsciously) or a display of solidarity with Guillermo del Toro, who was divorced from the Hellboy franchise after delivering two incredible films? Is it that fact that we were promised a hard R horror movie when what we actually got was the softest, most cartoonish R in cinematic history?
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Everyone has an opinion, but the folks at WhatCulture have boiled Hellboy‘s disastrous reception down to six key issues. See if you agree by watching the video at the top of the article.
If you can’t stream (or simply want to cut to the chase) you can skip down to the six biggest problems with Hellboy below the synopsis and trailer.
Synopsis:
Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
Hellboy is directed by Neil Marshall and stars David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, and Ian McShane.
- Creative conflicts hampered the production.
- The performances, for the most part, were uninspired.
- The script was aimless and overstuffed.
- The humor didn’t work and actually detracted from the film’s intensity.
- The editing was terrible.
- The action didn’t hold up and touted practical effects were buried beneath subpar CGI.
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