The Incredible Hulk: 7.1

Rating: 7/10 (19 April 2018)

This movie starts off in strong with Bruce Banner in Brazil. The two last scenes in Brazil are two strong points in the film. There's chase that involves Bruce Banner, and a fight between the hulk and some soldiers that is actually kind of scary. After the movie leaves Brazil a chunk of quality leaves the movie as well. Basically the movie can outlined by saying that most of it is kind flat and slightly boring, but is buoyed by an awesome Hulk action scene in each act. The most successful part of this film is definitely the action. While the hulk design is good his CGI when in broad daylight doesn't hold up as well as the CGI in Iron Man. It hasn't aged well, but there's still a good sense of weight to the hulk that matters the most when it comes to making him feel dangerous, which he does. The final fight between The Hulk and Abomination still remains one of the top action sequences in all comic book movies in my opinion. The big and full of destruction with CGI that does hold up well and doesn't take you out of the movie. The Abomination remains one of the top 5 marvel villains. He's mean, powerful, and a menacing threat that succeeds as a villain. The love story between Bruce and Elizabeth Ross doesn't work at all. Liv Tyler is so unbelievably bad in it, and she really brings down the movies overall quality. Ed Norton is fine as Bruce Banner, nor good or bad he just fills the role. Every scene Bruce and Roth share weighs the movie down. Leaving you just waiting for the next action scene to come, which again are great. Overall, The Incredible Hulk succeeds in Action, and the hulk himself, but fails to make the scenes without him engaging, and a love interest who works as a quality vacuum. So I give it a 7.1