Hellboy: The Crooked Man
Directed by Brian TaylorIntroduce parapsychologist Bobbie Jo Song, who is tasked with delivering a spider to the BPRD but must seek Hellboy's help when things go awry. Together, they travel to Appalachia to take on the Crooked Man, who has been sent back to Earth to collect souls for the devil.
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Hellboy: The Crooked Man Ratings & Reviews
- stuhannafordMay 22, 2025An utterly incoherent mess. Dreadful effects, overly long sequences for little reason, and the less said the better about the introductory first ten minutes. The acting has a decidedly am-dram feel to it, and that’s never a good thing. The jokes fall flat, the relationships are oddly cobbled together and the story itself could easily be compressed into thirty minutes… and it would still be too long. Thin to say the least.
- atanninenNovember 15, 2025Maybe the best adaptation of the Hellboy comics into a movie. The framing, coloring, dark subject matter. Closer to horror but faithful to the Hellboy series
- RichardOctober 25, 2025This reboot didn’t do much better, lots of promise, but it stumbles through the woods and never quite finds its soul. Jack Kesy steps into the horns this time and while the Appalachian folk horror angle had potential, the execution feels half baked. The Crooked Man himself is creepy enough and the setting has that eerie, misty charm, but the pacing drags, the budget shows and the emotional core never really clicks. It tries to be different, smaller scale, more atmospheric, closer to the comics, but ends up feeling like a side quest with no real payoff. The cast does what it can and there are flashes of style, but it’s missing the spark that made the del Toro films sing. Not unwatchable, just underwhelming. The kind of reboot that makes you appreciate how good the original run really was and how hard it is to recapture lightning in a bottle when you trade heart for horror tropes.
- DigitalDisappointmentMarch 29, 2025Truly an excellent offering, once you get beyond the initial cheese which is only a few minutes of the introduction. Solid acting, great sound, really good visuals, very engaging and interesting story and twists. I'd watch stuff by these people again.
- Marshall MooreSeptember 19, 2025Not as good as the original
- Salman NaseerSeptember 11, 2025Not as good as the previous movies.
- StreetterSeptember 6, 2025So boring. I couldn't even get through 30 minutes
- jackmeatDecember 11, 2024My quick rating - 4.7/10. This sequel attempts to reignite the beloved franchise by delving into the darker, folklore-heavy corners of the Hellboy universe. Set in the 1950s Appalachian wilderness, the story finds Hellboy and a rookie BPRD agent battling a coven of witches and their enigmatic leader, the Crooked Man—a figure with ties to Hellboy’s infernal lineage. While the film does succeed in creating a moody, atmospheric setting that feels ripped from a gothic horror comic, it struggles to live up to the franchise’s legacy. The absence of Ron Perlman as Hellboy is deeply felt. His replacement Jack Kesy, though capable, lacks the commanding presence and wit that Perlman brought to the role, leaving the film feeling somewhat hollow. The Crooked Man (Martin Bassindale) as a villain is underwhelming, both in concept and execution. Rather than being a terrifying, layered antagonist, he feels like a watered-down caricature, devoid of the menace needed to carry the film. The action scenes provide some sparks of excitement, but they are few and far between, making it difficult to stay engaged. The film’s most significant shortcoming is its lack of the bite and boldness that made earlier entries in the franchise so memorable. Gone are the robust characters, rich lore, and sharp humor that defined the series. Instead, what remains is a diluted attempt at supernatural horror that leans heavily on its visual style but fails to deliver in terms of story or character depth. It isn’t a total misfire—its Appalachian setting and folklore-inspired premise had potential, and there are moments that briefly capture the eerie magic of its source material. However, the uninspired villain, uneven pacing, and lack of a compelling Hellboy ultimately leave it feeling like a shadow of what it could have been.
- Hauser LászlóAugust 20, 2025shit, boring no story at all
- UN1BALLOctober 12, 2024Dire shite, like bad porn without the porn, A student fan flick written by a blind dyslexic snowflake using daddy's money to fund.
- Andy Davidson | folknhell.comAugust 18, 2025Hellboy enters the murky forest of folk horror for a deliciously creepy tale of ancient evil and chainsmoking.
- iron_mageJune 26, 2025I really liked it, it's the first of the hellboy films that felt like the comics to me, definitely an interesting choice to adapt a short character centric story rather than rehash the whole prophecy/destiny bit or try to safe all of humanity etc while still showing a different side of his origin with his mother, & fleshing out the story so it adapts well into a satisfying narrative, a refreshing take on the verse, i think the casting choice was solid so it's worth checking out even if you're diehard about ron pearlman being the only hellboy, bit sad that the blu-ray i got doesn't have a commentary track
- Manousos GrillakisAugust 11, 2025Nothing like the old movie
- neuroparadoxJuly 30, 2025They totally stole my recipe for Witchballs. If you're gonna do an Evil Dead movie, then you should have cast Bruce Campbell as Hellboy... Not that's there's anything wrong with Jack Kesy; this just needed a bit more camp even though I'm sure Bruce's probably too old for this role...maybe a Pizza Poppa cameo to really fuck with things! 🤣🤣 Wanted to like this, because Hellboy and the BPRD is a cool universe...I'm glad they tried but this needed too many adjustments starting from colour-grading and reaching all the way to editing, sound, and beyond. I read the comic after because I wasn't even sure if this was Hellboy cannon or whatever, but it is. And, in case you're wondering: no, there isn't an English-speaking Chinese woman chumming around with Hellboy in 1950's Appalachia in the comic. 🤣😂🤣 Other than that, the story is mostly pretty faithful.
- WarrenWSMarch 16, 2025Not great.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man Trivia
Hellboy: The Crooked Man was released on August 29, 2024.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man was directed by Brian Taylor.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man has a runtime of 1 hr 40 min.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man was produced by Jonathan Yunger, Rob Van Norden, Les Weldon, Mike Richardson, Jeffrey Greenstein, Yariv Lerner, Sam Schulte.
The key characters in Hellboy: The Crooked Man are Hellboy (Jack Kesy), Tom Ferrell (Jefferson White), Bobbie Jo Song (Adeline Rudolph).
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is rated R.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is an Action, Horror, Fantasy film.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man has an audience rating of 5 out of 10.