Hulk smash?

Rating: 7/10 (12 June 2008)

I saw a preview of The Incredible Hulk today. I kept my hopes low after being disappointed with it's predecessor and with the last blockbuster release of the year, Indiana Jones.
We are placed right in the middle of the action when the film gets underway.This is a welcome change from the drawn out explanations of other superhero movies.Quite simply we don't need one for Bruce Banner.
The action we are dropped into is slow burning. Perhaps not wanting to overload us, we are instead left with a little less Hulk than one would like.The way the action sequences were shot was a bit all over the place, reminiscent of Transformers in terms of not really being able to tell what's going on.
The film was enjoyable.Norton makes a great Banner and Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky is, as usual, fantastic.It is not as fun as Iron Man, Hulk falling closer to Batman Begins in terms of tone.There's plenty to enjoy though and Letterier's mark is definitely left on the film.
If you are already an Incredible Hulk fan, you should love this (there are cameos of course for Lou Ferigno and Stan Lee), if not, sit back and watch Hulk smash.
(If anyone else is reminded of Peter Jackson's King Kong in one particular scene, let me know I'm not the only one...)