“The Incredible Hulk” Review
“The Incredible Hulk” benefits from Ang Lee’s “Hulk” bomb by comparison, but director Louis Leterrier and writers Zack Penn and Edward Norton don’t deliver a Hulk smash either. The best of the latest Hulk movie is in the human element it pulls and updates from the T.V. series of late 70’s, the worst is failing to include much of that humanity in the Hulk character. The movie also suffers from bad villain development. Tim Roth as the power hungry soldier who becomes the evil Abomination has no more motivation than a simple case of penis envy. Despite these flaws, Edward Norton performs admirably as the cursed Dr. Bruce Banner running from the government as he tries to rid himself of his giant green anger driven alter-ego. “The Incredible Hulk” does not live up to the new “Iron Man” standard of Marvel Super Hero movies, but remains an enjoyable diversion.
