Full of imaginative creatures and settings, Del Toro lets loose on this fun sequel that improves what came before. Ron Perlman is perfect as the cocky hero with a heart. [Full review in Spanish}

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 30, 2021

There's still too much posing for the camera, but the introduction of dozens of new fantastical deviations drowns out the typical overdose of heroic photo stances.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 28, 2020

The rarest of sequels that is actually better than its predecessor.

| Original Score: 3.0/4.0 | Sep 10, 2020

So, follow the yellow brick road to Hell, Hellboy that is, as Big Red and company attempt to save the world from destruction by an invisible realm...

| Nov 13, 2019

The film is full of fascinating creatures and a mythical world unlike any seen on screen since, well, del Toro's last film, Pan's Labyrinth.

| Original Score: B | Oct 29, 2019

... one of those cinematic rarities where the sequel perfectly and appropriately complements the first. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 20, 2018

You've got enough ideas for an entire geek-friendly trilogy in this one crazy movie.

| Aug 28, 2015

In a season of endless comic book superheroes, Hellboy II is a unique visual feast.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 8, 2014

This, like the first Hellboy, is del Toro on holiday in Hollywood, having as much fun as he can without totally compromising his considerable powers of invention.

| Dec 8, 2014

Hellboy II is fabulously imaginative, visually sumptuous and dramatically complex; what's more, it's very funny and engaging.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 8, 2014

A sleek action picture by Guillermo del Toro, who's making a corner for himself in the horror-fantasy world in his native Mexico, in Hollywood and in Spain.

| Dec 8, 2014

In the succession of brilliant directors who invent fantasy creatures, del Toro now seems poised to inherit the mantle of creature fetishism pioneered by David Cronenberg, Tim Burton and Peter Jackson.

| Dec 8, 2014

The film's exuberance, and the sense that it's all one big gimmick-packed action toy, give Hellboy II: The Golden Army a refreshing cinematic purity.

| Dec 8, 2014

[The film] will delight fans of the original comic-book adaptation, offering up as it does a much bigger spectacle with more wit and an eye-popping gallery of exotic creatures, while leaving non-enthusiasts like me admiring but uninvolved.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2014

Other than Christopher Nolan, is there another director as hot as Guillermo del Toro?

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 8, 2014

Clearly, such material appeals primarily to teenage fanboys, but del Toro's dark humour broadens its scope.

| Dec 8, 2014

Despite the sheer force of imagination that's on display from the first frame to the last, Hellboy II simply feels like an unnecessary vanity project.

| Dec 8, 2014

The plot is paper thin (something about an ancient battle between humans and mythical creatures and a goblin-built clockwork) but Guillermo del Toro's talent has always been to create worlds and bring creatures to life.

| Dec 8, 2014

I'm just not interested in this film very much. I wish I was. But it's good to look at.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Dec 8, 2014

Hellboy II: The Golden Army has the technical brilliance of a Renaissance masterpiece and a brain the size of a pea.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 8, 2014