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It’s an unusual piece of cinema which slips between genres with impressive agility.

An atmospheric tale of physical loss, familial ties and post traumatic emotional fallout wrapped up in an unsettling cross between a psychological crime drama and a fantasy horror movie.

An opulent gothic romance in the vein of Jane Eyre or Rebecca rather than a by-the-numbers horror film.

While the gags are aimed squarely at a family audience, there’s nothing wrong with that and this is certainly a film you could take even tiddlers to without worrying they are going to have nightmares later.

Hellboy holds his head high above the mass of superhero characters thanks to a terrific performance by Ron Perlman.

Cinema is full of monsters, but few in recent memory have been so capable of eliciting our sympathy and understanding.

It may sound like a spurious stream-of-consciousness from someone who’s taken too many drugs in their life, but it’s not.

The thriller elements are, on the whole, so meagre and limply staged that the film is better seen as an examination of divinely dysfunctional families.

Jones inhabits the character well, bringing his own brand of darkness and soulfulness to it.

A masterpiece of accomplishment.

Hawkins has waited decades for a role like this, in which she can fully exercise her talents.

There's a nostalgia factor here that will attract some genre fans but others will find that the cramming together of so many tropes weakens the impact of any individual one.