'Hellboy: The Crooked Man' is an eerie good time: Review

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October 12, 2024 • 45 secs

Fans of Mike Mignola's Hellboy comics will find much to value in The Crooked Man's steadfast devotion. Co-writing the screenplay with author Mignola made sure the film faithfully reflected the spirit of the original work. The visual aesthetic is quite similar to Mignola's gloomy, shadowed panels, from the grittier take on supernatural terror to the darker atmospheric photography. Del Toro's more colorful, fantasy-inspired style is no longer present. The dark, spooky tone of the original comics is embraced in this adaptation. Nothing seems to have been significantly added, nor was much removed. Even the most insignificant background information is presented with care. It's simple to visualize entire comic book scenes that suddenly appear in front of you. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/901845894178815302 https://medium.com/@soap2day045/the-crooked-man-hellboy-2024-06fd7b3805a8 https://500px.com/photo/1102030426/review-of-hellboy-the-crooked-man-stuttering-mess-by-soap2-day https://www.tumblr.com/aliceanna7510/764110756293853184/the-crooked-man-hellboy-will-make-his-digital?source=share https://justpaste.me/zVHn4

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