Hellboy: The Crooked Man 4K 2024

The 20th century. Hellboy is on a mission and transports an important cargo. Accidentally gets into a forest village, the inhabitants of which are captured by an ancient evil. Hellboy investigates the case together with his partner.

Actors: Ironically, Jack Kesey plays a comic book character again. This time it's not Black Tom (no powers), but Hellboy. One thing I'm glad about is that when you watch his Hellboy, you don't think of the sequel about the chatty mercenary. He did a pretty good job in that role. Smoking, reasoning straight from his youth.

Jessica Henwick as if she came to visit to drink tea and talk about field work. Her role as a partner is also interesting.

On the pedestal of history rises not the one “over whose forehead is a crown of fire”. Jefferson White in the image of Tom Ferrell attracts the attention of the audience. An excellent protagonist who made a mistake in his youth.

Lea McNamara reminded me of the classic witch from Eggers' work. I first saw this actress as a modern gypsy daughter in the first season of the TV series Gentlemen.

Everything else: Hellboy is a character Mike Mignola created in the '90s. The character could have been part of the Marvel team, but good thing it didn't happen. Anung Un Rama became interesting over time and caught the attention of Guillermo Del Toro.

The latest Hellboy adaptation is a pretty interesting film with modern black humor and the funny David Harbour in the lead role, but it lacked the zest that Guillermo's films had.

It was the turn of the new film adaptation. The narrative style of the picture from the director of “Adrenaline” is unique in its own way. The movie was not as driving as the previous tapes. Rather, it is a mystical and unhurried story about solving the mystery of the forest with a creepy antagonist who keeps the locals in fear. Overall, it turns out to be a Dr. Watson-esque detective story with Hellboy and a partner.

The film's palette creates a dark atmosphere, typical of most auteur horror films that come out every day.

The cameraman shoots nature footage. With a budget of 20-25 million could have been done better, but the creators decided not to often resort to special CGI effects and preferred practical effects. That's why the gloomy background and the environment around the forest dwellers look naturalistic, but are unlikely to interest the average viewer, as we have seen it many times in other horror films of recent years.