Cliché ridden, coma inducing snooze fest.

Rating: 2/10 (19 September 2009)

Let's review this checklist of actors: Edward Norton, Tim Roth, William Hurt, and awesome cameos by Lou Ferrigno and Robert Downey Jr., not to mention Stan Lee's. So how is it when you have this sort of team you manage to make a movie that is boring, dull, and convoluted? And that's even during the action sequences.
I don't blame the actors, they've well proved their abilities in other movies. (With the exception of Tyler, who's crowning cinematic achievement was in the LOTR trilogy, she was right where she should be...a minor character.) The performances are phoned in, and as the movie progresses, you can almost see the realization cross faces, as they realize how ridiculous, bland and half assed the lines they're reciting actually are. The story is overcomplicated and ridiculous.
There's nothing intelligent about this movie, nothing suspenseful, or even remotely insightful. The CGI is terrible and overwhelming, and battles wage on way too long. Hulk vs. bad guys, Hulk vs. military, Hulk vs. Tank, Hulk vs. government created super creature. Of course Hulk wins...was there ever a doubt? Not when a sequel could yank in more cash.
Norton looked about as enthusiastic as going to the restroom after eating some bad seafood, Roth tried his best with his overused clichéd character - evil, psychopath war vet part of gov't experimentation turning him into super evil, psychopath war vet, unstoppable creature hell bent on destroying Hulk and anyone else in the way. Hurt is out of place as a hippie looking general who's appearance alone violates several conditions of military protocol. Tyler's standard performance as love interest has been reheated so many times it's unrecognizable. There's not a convincing performance in the bunch!
Thankfully Downey Jr. & Ferrino spare themselves as they're in the movie for about a minute each. It's the only thing that prevents me from giving this one star. The Hulk is without a doubt Marvel's most boring franchise. (Ghost Rider was a least amusing, and the CGI was appropriate.) Sorry guys, Ferrino's late 70's Hulk TV show is still boss in my book. 2/10