Louis Leterrier directs this juggernaut that opens tomorrow (Friday June 13th).First let me say, that I'm not a comic-book fan, and I've never seen any of the previous TV-shows or films about The Hulk.
A great cast led by Edward Norton as Bruce Banner/The Hulk and Liv Tyler as Betty try their best to reclaim this movie from CGI wretchedness.
Bruce Banner leads a secret life, trying to control his anger and find a cure for him going ape-shit and wrecking everything. Turns out, he was a specimen gone wrong and the army wants him back. Along the way, a soldier, played by Tim Roth (perhaps the best character in the movie), gets injected with the same 'monster-juice' and turns into an even crazier beast. The Hulk must fight the Evil Hulk and save NYC from mass destruction.
I feel that this film was trying to attempt what Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale did with Batman: a more psychological character that has emotions and is torn by their own powers. Unfortunately, it doesn't work in this case.
I just didn't get more to Bruce Banner other than his wanting not to get angry and tear the place up. We just don't get the opportunity to identify, or know what it feels like to feel the strain of this guy. The characters are all merely caricatures of people in a totally humdrum, recycled plot.
Let's be honest though, most people are not going to see this movie for Edward Norton's acting, they want to see the spectacle. The effects are crappy though! I still don't fully understand the true proportions of The Hulk. Also, I'm not sure if Toronto can still be passed off as NYC (isn't that the 'Sam The Record Man' and 'Swiss Chalet' signs a dead giveaway?!). Maybe it's just me, but the CGI just isn't that good, the movements of The Hulk are not fluid enough, and his constant roaring gets me infuriated. It's just so obvious when something has been CGI'd.
Either way, you're better off reading the comic books, because this movie is just so damn awful!
Worst movie of the year (so far....).
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