The Incredible Hulk

Name: The Incredible Hulk
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: June 13, 2008
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

2008

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 13, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth

Summary: The Incredible Hulk kicks off an all-new, explosive and action-packed epic of one of the most popular Super Heroes of all time. In the film, scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living in the shadows—cut off form aThe Incredible Hulk kicks off an all-new, explosive and action-packed epic of one of the most popular Super Heroes of all time. In the film, scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living in the shadows—cut off form a life he knew and the woman he loves, Betty Ross—Banner struggles to avoid the obsessive pursuit of his nemesis, General Thunderbolt Ross and the military machinery that seeks to capture him and brutally exploit his power. As all three grapple with the secrets that led to The Hulk’s creation, they are confronted with a monstrous new adversary known as the Abomination, whose destructive strength exceeds even The Hulk’s own. (Universal Studios)… Expand

Director: Louis Leterrier

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 112 min

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Kirk Honeycutt

"Iron Man" has more wit and style, but Hulk is a neat thrill ride with an intelligent script by Zak Penn and smart, well-paced direction by the French director of "The Transporter" series, Louis Leterrier. Read full review

Michael Sragow

Luckily, the new The Incredible Hulk is more like those 80-page special issues that comic-book publishers sold in the early 1960s for a quarter, packed with old, favorite story lines. Read full review

Premiere Eric Kohn

By handing the directorial reigns to Louis Leterrier, the Parisian filmmaker responsible for the breathless "Transporter" films, Universal reveals its desire to emphasize spectacle over story. Read full review

Peter Travers

The final confrontation between the Hulk and Blonsky, now the roaring Abomination, is like the clash of Downey and Bridges in "Iron Man," only not as exciting. Read full review

Roger Ebert

By the time the Incredible Hulk had completed his hulk-on-hulk showdown with the Incredible Blonsky, I had been using my Timex with the illuminated dial way too often. Read full review

Kenneth Turan

The result is solid and efficient, if unadventurous, illustrating both the lure and the limitations of comic book extravaganzas. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Roth and Hurt glower semi-engagingly, and while Norton's scrawniness works, he seems intellectually disengaged, despite his helping to craft Zak Penn's script. Read full review

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Thegodfatherson

Nov 3, 2013

The Incredible Hulk is better, bolder and more explosive than Ang Lee's 2003 film. Edward Norton is Bruce Banner a scientist whose experiment fails and he becomes a violent green mutant. This film's special effects are amazing and Norton delivers better acting than Eric Bana in the 2003The Incredible Hulk is better, bolder and more explosive than Ang Lee's 2003 film. Edward Norton is Bruce Banner a scientist whose experiment fails and he becomes a violent green mutant. This film's special effects are amazing and Norton delivers better acting than Eric Bana in the 2003 movie. The Incredible Hulk has strong emotion, awesome action and breathtaking visual effects. The cameos by Stan Lee and Robert Downey Jr are funny and effective. This film is also a step up for The Avengers. The story is excellent and Liv Tyler rocks. This is one of the best, smashingly great films of the year. Thanks to director- Louis Letterer, the Hulk has more comic based fun and less boring action as Ang Lee's Hulk. Awesome, Epic and Humongous fun- The Incredible Hulk is breathtaking.… Expand

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JakeC.

Jun 13, 2008

Highly recommended. It may not be as good as Batman Begins and Iron Man, but this is an excellent reboot of the Hulk franchise. Hopefully we'll see more of these movies made by Norton and Co.

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TheQuietGamer

Mar 10, 2011

Better than the previous garbage movie Hulk, it really stay true to the character and makes for one of Marvel's best super hero movies yet, a must see for fans of the comics.

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ImUnavailable

Mar 2, 2012

A solid effort that delivers what you would expect from a Hulk movie and then a little bit more. Ed Norton is good as Bruce Banner and the action scenes are impressive. It is not the cleverest or the most thrilling superhero movie but it should appeal to fans and non-fans alike.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

Xathiahs

Jan 21, 2022

Edward Norton and Tim Roth are the only lights in this boring and poorly written movie.

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RyanP.

Jun 19, 2008

It's decent, but the screenwriting and script could've been better. The end fight looked great though. Iron Man was much better overall.

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Jul 27, 2020