The Hulk is one of my favorite comic book characters, and I have always felt that Ang Lee is an excellent director. Despite these two prejudices, I felt that "The Hulk" was a terrible, dull, nonsensical movie.
I thought that all the principles (except possibly for Nolte) were stiff and wooden in their acting. The movie endeavored to have a quiet, and a brooding atmosphere, but, instead, was just really dull. The lead up to his transformation into the Hulk was slow and dreary. I'm probably one of the few who wasn't really bothered by the CGI (which many thought was substandard), but I never got much of a sense of empathy for the monster.
Then, at the end, there is a confrontation between Banner/Hulk and his nemesis, which just plain does not make any logical sense.
I imagine that they were trying to make this film into a super-hero/psychological horror film, but it just didn't work. It was too slow, and the scenes which were meant to draw out suspense just made things more dull.
I thought that all the principles (except possibly for Nolte) were stiff and wooden in their acting. The movie endeavored to have a quiet, and a brooding atmosphere, but, instead, was just really dull. The lead up to his transformation into the Hulk was slow and dreary. I'm probably one of the few who wasn't really bothered by the CGI (which many thought was substandard), but I never got much of a sense of empathy for the monster.
Then, at the end, there is a confrontation between Banner/Hulk and his nemesis, which just plain does not make any logical sense.
I imagine that they were trying to make this film into a super-hero/psychological horror film, but it just didn't work. It was too slow, and the scenes which were meant to draw out suspense just made things more dull.