What It's About: A man turns into a big green monster and just wants to be left alone.
Why I Bought it in the First Place: This one I believe was actually a Christmas present, but I did ask for it. I enjoyed this movie when I saw it in theaters. Most people hated it and I didn't so I kind of felt that I needed to stick up for it. So that's why I wanted it, I felt I needed to stand by my movie.
What I Think of it Now: Well, here's the thing. This is not a very good movie. I still stand by the fact that it is not a BAD movie, but it is definitely not a good movie. The main thing it has going against it is that it's just...boring. I was watching it and about 40 minutes in I realized I still had not seen the title character. In a movie about the Incredible Hulk, you kind of want to see The Incredible Hulk smash things.
Apart from the lack of action, another dividing point seemed to be the use of what I'll refer to as "panels". Basically what would happen every once in a while is that the screen would split and you would see different angles on screen at the same time. I personally really liked this. I thought it gave the movie more of a "comic book" feel. I think most people found it too distracting, but once again, I liked it.
Now, the rest of the movie was...not good. Except for Jennifer Connelly, all of the acting is pretty bad. Sam Elliott gives a pretty forgettable performance as General Ross, but he wasn't terrible. Nick Nolte as Bruce's Dad, Josh Lucas as Talbot, and Eric Bana as Bruce Banner/Hulk were all just bad. They were over the top and cartoony and just not very believable.
Finally, let's talk about the Hulk himself. I don't think the Hulk model was that bad, but for some reason he just never seemed to fit into the world. I don't know if the coloring was off or if the special effects were just not that good, but there was something just...off about him. However, despite him not quite fitting into the real world, the movement and even "acting" from the CG creature was actually quite good, especially considering he only had like two lines the whole movie.
So in conclusion, the movie was not "bad" necessarily , but it was very boring. Except for a few exceptions the acting was really bad, and the movie could have used either more fight scenes or less drama. And I would be remiss if I didn't mention the Hulk poodle. Yes it was in the movie, yes it was ridiculous, let's move on as comic book fans.
Will I Be Keeping It: Well it was bound to happen sooner or later...I will not be keeping this one. While I don't hate it, it was pretty boring, and the fact that I've watched it about twice in five years tells me it won't be missed very much. Let's see if I can get a couple bucks off of it.
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