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- 2003
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
Summary Acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee turns his masterful eye to adapting the classic Marvel Comics character for the big screen. (Universal Pictures)
Directed By: Ang Lee
Written By: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, James Schamus, John Turman, Michael France
- 2003
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 18 m
Hulk
54
5.4
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Summary Acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee turns his masterful eye to adapting the classic Marvel Comics character for the big screen. (Universal Pictures)
Directed By: Ang Lee
Written By: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, James Schamus, John Turman, Michael France
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 Critic Reviews
54
48% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
40% Mixed
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16 Reviews
13% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 Critic Reviews
54
48% Positive
19 Reviews
19 Reviews
40% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
13% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Hulk represents the most involving superhero motion picture since "Superman" soared skywards in 1978. By taking its time to develop characters and situations, Hulk does what so many action/adventure movies fail to do -- allow us to really feel for the protagonists.
Always energetic and sometimes cockamamie enough to be genuinely fun, Hulk is the blockbuster to beat this season.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 367 User Ratings
5.4
32% Positive
116 Ratings
116 Ratings
46% Mixed
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
23% Negative
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 367 User Ratings
5.4
32% Positive
116 Ratings
116 Ratings
46% Mixed
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
23% Negative
84 Ratings
84 Ratings
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The Hulk is a beautiful movie, but it's unlikely to win points as a monster flick -- it's too elegant, too whimsical.
Some Marvel fans and die-hard devotees of Lou Ferrigno, the bodybuilder who played The Hulk on television (and who does a brief walk-on here), may find Ang Lee's whole enterprise grandiose and, given its not-always-successful attempt to fuse brains and brawn, a little bit silly.
To answer your first question: like a cross between Shrek, the Frankenstein monster, and a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot.
Lee must have thought he could work a similar magic on this clunking, clanking machine. But despite a few witty wipes and split-screen tricks, he fails. Hulk is no better than hulking.
In future Lee can best serve his versatility by never doing anything like this again.
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Not the best MARVEL movie. Half the people I was watching it with were asleep by the end of the film. The plot wasn’t terrible, with unexpected twists and turns. On the other hand, the Hulk didn’t appear enough in the picture to be “green-worthy”. What’s more, the special affects were by MARVEL standards, awful. Still, Hulk was entertaining, even though it didn’t blow me away. Not a must-see, but not absolutely terrible either.
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I did not enjoy this movie. I am watching every marvel cinematic universe movie in order, and accidentally watched this instead of the incredible hulk. I didn't think the writing was very good, no-one was really great at acting in the movie. It has been only like 3 days since i watched it and it was so forgettable that i have already completely forgotten what the whole movie was about, what the ending was and who / what the movie's big bad was.
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Without a good plot, and without a main character capable of making us care about her.
There are characters from comic books who seem to be almost incapable of causing sympathy. Hulk is clearly one of them. Despite all the melodrama surrounding the character's life story, at least in this film (I'm not a comic fan to the point of knowing if the character's story is what the film tells us), this character is very chalk and little worked, unable to mess with my emotional side.
Basically, Hulk is the monstrous alter-ego of Bruce Banner, the son of a military scientist who made the mistake of doing genetic experiments on himself. It is an adaptation of the old story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, or at least it has immense similarities. Ang Lee, who assures the direction, did a decent job but lacked brightness and was never able to transform Bruce / Hulk into a character we can care about. The story seemed to me not very credible, not very interesting, very focused on the action scenes (as if the whole plot was just a pretext to see a green thug howling while crushing everything he finds) and with a very questionable ending.
As for the cast, I believe that Eric Bana did what he could with the material that was given to him but there was no way to shine. Sam Elliott is satisfactory, but unable to go beyond the cliché of the cold general who wants to use the tormented superhero as a weapon of war. Jennifer Connelly is perhaps even worse, as she is quite cold in her romantic feelings and the chemistry with Bana, quite simply, does not happen. Nick Nolte makes a good appearance, but in a character very accessory to the plot and absolutely hateful.
Technically, the film seems well done to me. It has a considerable budget and the money was clearly spent on carefully done action scenes, loaded with special effects and good quality CGI. Made to impress, they are the strongest part of the film. The point is that they need a good and firm story to give them the support they need. The photography was very well done, with a good job of filming, editing and post-production. The soundtrack, signed by Danny Elfman, does his job beautifully.
As with many other films based on comic books, this film was very well done and well thought out in the technical details but does not have a good story to tell. Without that, there is no film that can resist.
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Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 5 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 4 Nominations
Visual Effects Society Awards
• 3 Nominations
