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HELLBOY II: The Golden Army
(Running Time: 110 min; Rated: PG-13)

Reviewed by Denise Castillón
Guillermo del Toro returns with a fresh and enhanced storyline for the his devilish comic book hero movie sequel, HELLBOY 2: The Golden Army, starting with using a bedtime fairytale to provide the plot’s backstory.
A hidden mythical world is led into a rebellion against mankind by Elf Prince Nuada (LUKE GOSS). Hellboy (RON PERLMAN) and his team, including love interest Liz (SELMA BLAIR) and Abe (voice by DOUG JONES) combat villainous creatures, such as flesh-eating tooth fairies and the titular Golden Army of indestructible, mechanical soldiers. The special paranormal squad is further aided by their new agent-in-charge, Johann Krauss (voice by SETH MACFARLANE) and Prince Nuada’s empathic twin sister, Princess Nuala (ANNA WALTON).

A romantic subplot reveals relationship troubles between Hellboy and Liz, and heart pangs for Abe. There’s an especially touching and fun musical moment between Hellboy and Abe.
Based on the comic book story by Mike Mignola. Screenplay written and directed by Guillermo del Torro. Produced by Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Mike Mignola and Joe Roth. Executive produced by Chris Symes. Cinematography directed by Guillermo Navarro. Film edited by Bernat Vilaplana. Production designed by Stephen Scott. Special Effects supervised by Brent Baker, Leo Burton, Michael Dawson and Manex Efrem.