Is It Really That Good?

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2008)

Depicting the events after the Gamma Bomb. 'The Incredible Hulk' tells the story of Dr Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress. Whilst on the run from military which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But all is lost when a new creature emerges; The Abomination.
Compared to this year's "Iron Man," also released by Marvel, you can tell why that's the better movie than "The Incredible Hulk." I can't compare this film to Ang Lee's "Hulk" because I've forgotten all about it but as a movie for its own, I was expecting much more (probably because 'Iron Man' was so good).
The movie starts off really fast, much like "Fantastic Four." You don't get a chance to know the characters. It just starts off and minutes later, you find people chasing the main character, Bruce Banner, played by Edward Norton. Well, they then changed their mind within the first few minutes to finally show us some characterization. Apart from that, this film is really mediocre.
The pacing is all over the place. The Hulk looks more or less CGI-ish. There's one scene where you can tell they want you to make it look real and it kind of does, because it gives off a rubber-ish effect. The action scenes was a let down. Even the showdown in the end between the Hulk and the Abomination was so disappointing because it felt like a video game. If you like it that way, it's fine by me.
However, the movie was fairly entertaining. Some may be disappointed by the dialog-filled scenes in the first 30 minutes of the film because they just want to see the Hulk. Edward Norton does a decent job as the Hulk. Liv Tyler did a well job as his girlfriend and Tim Roth did a decent job as well.
See it in theaters? Well, I think you should wait for it on DVD. Yes, there's a Tony Stark cameo but for that, you don't have to see the movie right this moment. Some of the action scenes wee a little entertaining and overall, it's just mediocre, I'm sorry to say. Watch "Iron Man," instead, a much better movie.