| Welcome to the Now Playing Reviews Database where
you can find our opinion of films which have had a cinema release in the UK.
Each of these movies are reviewed from a gay perspective, giving them
both an overall star rating plus our exclusive gay rating. The more stars out of a possible 10, the
better the film; similarly the more pink triangles, the greater the gay interest. A full list of
all our reviews appears below, and this week's current films are found on the Now Playing Main Page.
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| Discovered as an infant by Allied soldiers during a WWII raid on a Nazi paranormal operation, Hellboy (Ron Perlman) grows up to be a red-skinned, cat-loving, Baby Ruth-chomping FBI operative, complete with horns and tail. When Professor Broom (John Hurt), his adoptive father, is murdered, Hellboy travels to Russia in search of the killer and comes face to face with his origins and his apparently apocalyptic destiny. | |
| The story is silly and the villains are cliched, but Guillermo Del Toro directs this atmospheric, comic book-inspired adventure yarn with great verve, nicely balancing impressive special effects with near nonstop action and welcome bursts of humour. Best of all is Perlman, who infuses the heroic, sardonic, and otherworldly creature with warm humanity. |
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Gay Interest: PassingPerlman appeared in the gay-themed comedy Happy, Texas, while Hurt has essayed a number of memorable queer characters, including Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant. Co-star Selma Blair made her screen debut in In & Out. |
