During the time of Camelot, King Arthur dismembers the evil Nimue (Milla Jovovich) and his knights carry the remains to far off hiding places. In the present day, Hellboy (David Harbour) is battling evil under the command of his adoptive father Trevor Bruttenholm (Ian McShane). Alice Monaghan (Sasha Lane) is a close companion on the team who has clairvoyant powers. Team member Ben Daimio (Daniel Dae Kim) distrusts Hellboy and takes mysterious injections.
All the fun seems to have been drained from the franchise. Everyone is playing a singular tone of sarcasm and anger. There is plenty of splatter as the movie seems to be leaning towards the horror genre. It's not horror in terms of being scary. It's horror in terms of having some of the visual language without the effects. The story telling is rather flat. I expected this to be a scavenger hunt for the parts of Nimue but that's not the case. It becomes a series of events and battles with sound and fury signifying nothing.
All the fun seems to have been drained from the franchise. Everyone is playing a singular tone of sarcasm and anger. There is plenty of splatter as the movie seems to be leaning towards the horror genre. It's not horror in terms of being scary. It's horror in terms of having some of the visual language without the effects. The story telling is rather flat. I expected this to be a scavenger hunt for the parts of Nimue but that's not the case. It becomes a series of events and battles with sound and fury signifying nothing.