Adapted from the 2008 The Crooked Man series, HTCM is set in Appalachia, 1959.
But as it wears on, Taylors film descends into a couple of extended set-piece battles.
Some sore-thumb CGI amid the largely the practical effects, and the odd gimmicky edit, are further impediments.
Hellboy: The Crooked Man is released in UK cinemas on September 27.
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