Hellboy is the sort of movie where, if you find the lead character appealing, you'll put up with the thin, jerky plot and rushed character development, and if you don't, then you'll find the whole exercise pointless. However, you'd have to have a hard heart indeed not to grow fond of Ron Perlman's lovable mensch of a demon, with his grumbling dedication to the crummiest job in the world and his hopeless crush on a pretty girl. (Confidential to the Spike: he is a giant woobie and you will nub him. You must go!)
Is it just me, or was there some subplot about Myers's mysterious origins, powers, and/or plain old mental capabilities that was excised? I don't know the canon (from the trailer, I was calling him "boy-faced boy"), but there did seem to be quite a few hints dropped that were never picked up.
Posted by Sarah T. at April 3, 2004 03:59 AM | TrackBackThere is no canon Myers, as he was created for the movie, mostly as a way to introduce the audience to the world of the BPRD, and to serve as the rival suitor in the Hellboy/Liz romance (which also does not exist in the comics). I did read an article where del Toro said that Myers, as the ordinary human with no superpowers, is the "heart" of the team, ie bringing Hellboy back from TEH EVIL etc.
Posted by: Devil Doll at April 12, 2004 10:43 AM