Hellboy Fails to Catch Fire

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Consensus</a></h2> <div class="sponsorship_ad"> <div id="article_sponsorship_ad" class="page_ad" style="height:0px"></div> <script> var mps=mps||{}; mps._queue=mps._queue||{}; mps._queue.gptloaded=mps._queue.gptloaded||[]; mps._queue.gptloaded.push(function() { mps.rt.insertlogo('#article_sponsorship_ad', 'ploc=articlesponsorship'); }); </script> </div> <div class="panel-body"> <h1><em>Hellboy</em> Fails to Catch Fire</h1> <h2 class="subtext">Plus, <em>Missing Link</em> is another Laika triumph, <em>Little</em> is slight, and <em>Fosse/Verdon</em> season 1 is Certified Fresh.</h2> <div class="small subtle">by <a href="https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/author/ryan-fujitani/" title="Posts by Ryan Fujitani" class="author url fn" rel="author">Ryan Fujitani</a> | April 11, 2019 | <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-comment commenticon"></span> <a href="#disqus_thread"> <span class="disqus-comment-count" 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href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hellboy_2019/"><strong><em>Hellboy</em></strong></a>, starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/david_harbour">David Harbour</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/milla_jovovich">Milla Jovovich</a>), a personable primate (<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/missing_link_2019"><strong><em>Missing Link</em></strong></a>, featuring the voices of <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zach_galifianakis">Zach Galifianakis</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/hugh_jackman">Hugh Jackman</a>), the opposite of <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big"><em>Big</em></a> (<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_2019"><strong><em>Little</em></strong></a>, starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/issa_rae">Issa Rae</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/regina_hall">Regina Hall</a>), and a coed romance (<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019"><strong><em>After</em></strong></a>, starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/josephine_langford">Josephine Langford</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/hero_fiennes_tiffin">Hero Fiennes Tiffin</a>). What are the critics saying?</p> <hr /> <div class=' clearfix'> <div class='col-sm-17 article_movie_title'> <h2><a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hellboy_2019'>Hellboy</a> <span class='subtle'>(2019)</span> <span title='Rotten' class='icon tiny rotten'></span> <span class='tMeterScore'>17%</span></h2> </div> <a class='col-sm-7 col-xs-24 article_movie_poster' href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hellboy_2019'> <div><img class='article_poster' src='https://resizing.flixster.com/q_Ok-SogB3dUVhYSOud3MrU4twk=/fit-in/180x240/v2/https://resizing.flixster.com/ZbdYPdQyDUGHo9lC4EfAqWqdMV0=/ems.cHJkLWVtcy1hc3NldHMvbW92aWVzLzQ1MWVjOTc1LWVlNjItNDE5ZC1hMWYwLTJjYzNjZDM0NjZkMi53ZWJw' alt='' sborder='' style='border-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;'></div> </a> <div class='col-sm-17'> <div></p> <p>Back in 2004, <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/guillermo_del_toro">Guillermo del Toro</a> had arguably his first true mainstream success with an adaptation of a Mike Mignola comic series about a half-demon superhero with a dark sense of humor; <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hellboy">that movie</a> was Certified Fresh and went on to spawn an even better-reviewed sequel. Fifteen years later, we get a reboot of the character, with <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/stranger_things"><em>Stranger Things</em></a>‘ David Harbour taking over for <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ron_perlman">Ron Perlman</a> in the title role, and the reviews have been less than kind. <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1145736-neil_marshall">Neil Marshall</a>, the director behind celebrated fan-favorite horror flick <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/descent"><em>The Descent</em></a>, steps behind the camera here, recounting Hellboy’s origins and setting him against a centuries-old sorceress who just wants to make demon babies with him and rule the world. Unfortunately, critics say <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hellboy_2019/"><strong><em>Hellboy</em></strong></a> certainly earns its R rating, but not necessarily in the right ways, mistaking F-bombs and mindless gore for humor and imagination. It’s an unfortunate reimagining of a normally fun character that strands him in a messy, poorly constructed story, then drowns him in blood and severed limbs and hopes the audience won’t notice.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <hr /> <div class=' clearfix'> <div class='col-sm-17 article_movie_title'> <h2><a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/missing_link_2019'>Missing Link</a> <span class='subtle'>(2019)</span> <span title='Certified Fresh' class='icon tiny certified'></span> <span class='tMeterScore'>88%</span></h2> </div> <a class='col-sm-7 col-xs-24 article_movie_poster' href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/missing_link_2019'> <div><img class='article_poster' src='https://resizing.flixster.com/1KQO3JpPEVH4Uujq3zlWDOLpZHs=/fit-in/180x240/v2/https://resizing.flixster.com/tyswQ7v4BgUsD6SDHEFM2SuH9Ok=/ems.cHJkLWVtcy1hc3NldHMvbW92aWVzL2Q5MWNmYTVjLTczYzAtNDAxMS1iMGQ4LTA0NmFmN2Y3ZjlhZS53ZWJw' alt='' sborder='' style='border-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;'></div> </a> <div class='col-sm-17'> <div></p> <p>Animation studio Laika has put together an impressive string of acclaimed stop-motion projects, beginning with 2009’s <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/coraline"><em>Coraline</em></a> and including, most recently, 2016’s <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kubo_and_the_two_strings_2016"><em>Kubo and the Two Strings</em></a>. So far, their latest film looks like another triumph. Zach Galifianakis provides the voice of a sasquatch-like creature living in the Pacific Northwest who meets an inquisitive adventurer (Hugh Jackman) and asks him to help him locate a rumored city of his Yeti cousins in the Himalayas. Along the way, they pick up a feisty ex-girlfriend (<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/zoe_saldana">Zoe Saldana</a>) of the adventurer and visit exotic locales en route to Asia. Critics say <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/missing_link_2019/"><strong><em>Missing Link</em></strong></a> benefits from exquisitely crafted sets and a pleasant, easygoing vibe that, for a change, doesn’t rely on life-or-death stakes and chooses instead to focus on the budding friendship at its center. It’s an agreeably understated family film that looks beautiful and should inspire a lot of smiles.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <hr /> <div class=' clearfix'> <div class='col-sm-17 article_movie_title'> <h2><a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_2019'>Little</a> <span class='subtle'>(2019)</span> <span title='Rotten' class='icon tiny rotten'></span> <span class='tMeterScore'>46%</span></h2> </div> <a class='col-sm-7 col-xs-24 article_movie_poster' href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_2019'> <div><img class='article_poster' src='https://resizing.flixster.com/Yj_WHk6x-AnUOWO5wIG3sZHA8PA=/fit-in/180x240/v2/https://resizing.flixster.com/rU2YjzKXePINlkMahzeQWRkDhzI=/ems.cHJkLWVtcy1hc3NldHMvbW92aWVzLzI3ZGY0M2M5LTM0M2YtNGMxYS04OTcyLTMxM2Y5MDZkZTliNC53ZWJw' alt='' sborder='' style='border-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;'></div> </a> <div class='col-sm-17'> <div></p> <p>Remember that <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tom_hanks">Tom Hanks</a> movie from 1988 about a 12-year-old boy who makes a wish and turns into an adult overnight? That movie was <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big"><em>Big</em></a>, so it makes a lot of sense that a similar movie whose plot is basically the same thing in reverse would be called <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/little_2019/"><strong><em>Little</em></strong></a>. Regina Hall plays a ruthless, verbally abusive CEO who crosses the wrong tween and, thanks to a magic curse, wakes up one day to discover she’s reverted back to her 12-year-old self (played by <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/marsai_martin">Marsai Martin</a>). <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/insecure"><em>Insecure</em></a>‘s Issa Rae co-stars as the put-upon assistant who’s not only tasked with figuring out a solution to the predicament, but also with shepherding her de-aged boss through middle school again. Critics are split on <em>Little</em>, which feels a bit safer and lighter on laughs than many would have liked, but which also features some outstanding performances and a few worthy lessons. It may strike some as familiar, but it may be light and breezy enough win over some fans.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <hr /> <div class=' clearfix'> <div class='col-sm-17 article_movie_title'> <h2><a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019'>After</a> <span class='subtle'>(2019)</span> <span title='Rotten' class='icon tiny rotten'></span> <span class='tMeterScore'>18%</span></h2> </div> <a class='col-sm-7 col-xs-24 article_movie_poster' href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019'> <div><img class='article_poster' src='https://resizing.flixster.com/Y6owTA8ngEDCZ0CtRSVmx5Yb1BI=/fit-in/180x240/v2/https://resizing.flixster.com/9ODoVhjL-2PIHUYBJNjve-_ZoUw=/ems.cHJkLWVtcy1hc3NldHMvbW92aWVzLzY5NDI2ODEzLWNkYjAtNGM1YS04NDU0LTM0MzE4NDhmZGNiMS53ZWJw' alt='' sborder='' style='border-color: #EEEEEE; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;'></div> </a> <div class='col-sm-17'> <div></p> <p>Hollywood is constantly on the hunt for the next literary property they can turn into a franchise, and this week’s <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/after_2019/"><strong><em>After</em></strong></a> is the latest example. Based on a best-selling novel that began as a series of posts on the internet publishing platform Wattpad, the film follows a young woman (Josephine Langford) who enters college, falls for a rebellious classmate, and begins to question her relationship with her high school sweetheart. It’s the basic template for any young adult-focused romance, in other words, but since it wasn’t widely screened for critics, we can’t really tell you what they think about the movie. 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Chinese director <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gan_bi">Gan Bi</a>‘s experimental, dream-like drama about a man who returns to his home town and reckons with his past, is at 88%.</li> <li><span title='Certified Fresh' class='icon tiny certified'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/her_smell'>Her Smell </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/elisabeth_moss">Elisabeth Moss</a> in a drama about a former punk rock icon who tries to put her life together after her demons catch up with her, is Certified Fresh at 85%.</li> <li><span title='Fresh' class='icon tiny fresh'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/master_z_ip_man_legacy'>Master Z: Ip Man Legacy </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , featuring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/dave_bautista_2">Dave Bautista</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/michelle-yeoh">Michelle Yeoh</a> in this spinoff of the <em>Ip Man</em> martial arts film series, is at 83%.</li> <li><span title='Certified Fresh' class='icon tiny certified'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dogman_2019'>Dogman </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , about a dog groomer who is pushed to his breaking point and exacts revenge on a local criminal, is at 78%.</li> <li><span title='Fresh' class='icon tiny fresh'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stockholm_2019'>Stockholm </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ethan_hawke">Ethan Hawke</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/noomi-noren">Noomi Rapace</a> in a based-on-true-events drama about a 1973 bank robbery and hostage situation, is at 76%.</li> <li><span title='Fresh' class='icon tiny fresh'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_dark_place'>A Dark Place </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , about a small-town garbage man who becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to a missing young boy, is at 75%.</li> <li><span title='Fresh' class='icon tiny fresh'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/teen_spirit_2019'>Teen Spirit </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/elle_fanning">Elle Fanning</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/1177159-rebecca_hall">Rebecca Hall</a> in a drama about girl from nowhere who enters a singing competition in hopes of winning and making it out of her town, is at 72%.</li> <li><span title='Fresh' class='icon tiny fresh'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_man_who_killed_don_quixote'>The Man Who Killed Don Quixote </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/adam_driver_2">Adam Driver</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jonathan_pryce">Jonathan Pryce</a> in <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/terry_gilliam">Terry Gilliam</a>‘s 25-years-in-the-making adventure about a director who reunites with an actor who believes he is truly Don Quixote, is at 61%.</li> <li><span title='Rotten' class='icon tiny rotten'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mary_magdalene_2019'>Mary Magdalene </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , starring <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rooney-mara">Rooney Mara</a> and <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/joaquin_phoenix">Joaquin Phoenix</a> in a dramatic retelling of the biblical figure’s life, is at 42%.</li> <li><span title='Rotten' class='icon tiny rotten'></span> <a href='https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/girls_of_the_sun'>Girls of the Sun </a><span class='subtle'>(2018)</span> , a drama about an all-female battalion of Kurdish soldiers trying to recapture a town held by ISIS, is at 34%.</li> </ul> <hr /> <p><a 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