Saving the world is a hell of a job
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, James Dodd, Jeffrey Tambor, John Alexander, Luke Goss, Anna Walton |
| Director |
Guillermo del Toro |
| Screenplay | Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola, from the comic by Mike Mignola |
| Music | Danny Elfman |
| Cinematography | Guillermo Navarro |
| Editing | Bernat Vilaplana |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2008 |
| Produced by | Dark Horse Entertainment, International Filmproduktion Eagle, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Mid Atlantic Films, Relativity Media, Universal Pictures |
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| Genre | Action, fantasy, science fiction |
| Language | Very mild, infrequent, low impact |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Strong action and fantasy violence, sustained, frequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Jacques Liebenberg | 10 | |
| Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 15 |  |
| iAfrica.com Nils van der Linden | 15 | |
| 24.com Ivan Sadler | 10 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert  Imagine the forges of hell crossed with the extraterrestrial saloon on Tatooine, and you have a notion of Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II: The Golden Army. | 18 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson A colorful creature-palooza of nearly unparalleled diversity, Hellboy II: The Golden Army is like the cantina scene in Star Wars extended to two hours. | 10 | |
| ReelViews James Berardinelli The temptation is to remark that if Hellboy was the appetizer, then Hellboy II: The Golden Army is the main course. To an extent, that's true. The second film is more assured, better paced, and has a stronger emotional component. It takes chances, offers action, pathos and humor, provides a Barry Manilow singalong, and keeps the focus where it should be: on Hellboy. | 15 | |
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers A surprise package of fun, fright and untamed imagination. | 15 | |
| ScreenIt C. Fuchs Decent, but nothing spectacular as a whole. | 11 |  |
| Metacritic.com 36 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 195 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Del Toro crafts a stellar comic book sequel, boasting visuals that are as imaginative as the characters are endearing. | 18 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 28897 Netizens The Second is Always Best | 15 | |
Average .. 69% | 14 | |