The problem was they really did not give the actors good material to work with, that and they should have gone ahead and made it an "R" tempo.  Those movie guys sometimes really want their cake and to eat it too!  They give us these big name actors, take time to develop scenes and plot, and then deliver shallow material.  What a waste of Nick, Sam and Jennier and you really didn't have anything to like about the guy who played the hulk.  But talk about scenes, Hulk's fight in the desert alone will generate interest for another movie.  Too bad about the writing, they might have had a block-buster on their hands!

Joey

Call me a simpleton, but I got up and left the movie when the Bruce and his Dad were sitting on electified chairs crying about the past... I must admit that the story line was very flat, the acting was boring and all I found myself doing was waiting for the guy to get pissed off, hulk up and start smashing stuff. The FX were great.

Can someone explain to me the motivation for the first transformation; why dad let the dogs out and why anyone thought Ang Lee could direct this or T3.

disappointment.

Although, the look (with the comic book like screen division) is stylish, the pacing of the whole movie is incredible slow.  The story is extremely weak and ridiculous.

Too much emphasis and time are spent to hide the psycological reasoning behind the rage inside Bruce Banner - the audience already knew from numerous history that his mom was probably killed before his eyes.  It would be a lot better to quickly move beyond that point and not treat it as such a secret.

The Hulk's power is simply too ridiculous.  Bouncing a mile a time, dropping from the stratosphere into the ocean; traveling from New Mexico to San Francisco within a day.  It is just too much in the realm of X-men.

The fight with those mutant dogs are too lame and fake.  Hulk fighting poodles and dogs and got all scratch up?  I thought he can do a lot better.  Another ridiculous part is when the 4 star general Ross got the approval from the president to use any force to stop the Hulk but only 4 M1A1 tank and 4 attack helicopter and 2 fighter plan are all that he had in command to attack the Hulk in the open space.  There are practically no solidier killed in that whole sequence even though the Hulk is at rage.  Also what is that about the huge fight at the end and the energy cloud thing?  It is just way too stupid and tepid.

X-men 2's short but subtle scene of Iceman coming back home worked a whole lot better than the sluggish protrait of Bruce Banner's inner demon.  I personally believe Ang Lee spent too much time worrying about the Hulk and the technical aspect of making a CGI ladened big budget movie, he didn't have enough time to sit back and tell a compelling story.

James Schamus's script failed Ang Lee and Ang Lee, in return, are too indulged in his love of crafting the background story to deliver an entertaining movie.  The whole movie is just too depressing and draining.  There is practically no scene to give the audience a chance to cheer and feel good.

On the other hand, the Hulk is full of scenes with the beautiful Jennifer Connelly.  She hasn't look this good in these many scenes for a long time.  JMHO, Ang Lee loves to show how beautiful Jennifer can look like with those beautiful eyes.  The only scene that draw a bit of emotion from me is when Betty Ross ran down the pedestrian steps and the Hulk slowly change back into Bruce Banner in front of her.

Too bad the screenplay didn't explore the interplay between them more.  It could be a very nice love story and a good dating movie.  Instead they spent too more time with the father and son, rage and restraint angle.  If that is what they want to do in the storyline, Ridley Scott would be a far better choice as the director - witness the result of Gladiator.

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