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`Hellboy'.

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| April 01, 2004 | Hewitt, Chris | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Chris Hewitt

If there's one person who doesn't need to be chugging Red Bulls, it's Hellboy, a superhero with no shortage of quick energy.

That he does rely on the uppers-in-a-can beverage may be as much about product tie-ins as it is about refreshment, but it's still a smart, hip move for this smart, hip action movie. Based on the acid-edged comic books, "Hellboy" doesn't distinguish its hero so much with his persona _ an evil-fighter who feels burdened by the abilities that make him a freak, he could be the X-Men's long-lost cousin _ but it does give him one distinguishing characteristic: He's the comic book hero with the stiletto-sharp comic ...

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