It was always a real shame that we were denied Guillermo del Toro's trilogy- closer, but this 2019 reboot does not make up for it. This is a noisy, messy and unbalanced film that disappointingly substitutes character dialogue and development with way too much (often repetitive) exposition at every opportunity, narrative is unwieldy at best, and the apocalyptic finale has flashes of Clive Barker-style insanity but is over before you know it. David Harbour actually makes for a decent Hellboy but is no Ron Perlman, and Marshall is certainly no del Toro here, but there are occasional moments where the cinematography and visual effects are strong. Overall, though, this latest Hellboy proves to be disappointing, frustrating and underwhelming.
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