The Incredible Hulk
Universal Pictures | Release Date: June 13, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
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Generally favorable reviews based on 38 Critic Reviews
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24
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14
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireSimon Crook
A franchise rebooted with efficiency, energy and sporadic invention, although Hulk 2.0 hardly smashes it out of the park. Read full review
60
Village VoiceRobert Wilonsky
Cheers to lower expectations, then, because The Incredible Hulk is The Pretty Good Hulk. All things considered, of course. Read full review
60
Film ThreatZack Haddad
In the end, don't go see this if you are looking for an intellectual film. If you're into seeing some fun, mindless action in a faithful Marvel comic adaptation for a couple hours, then go see the Hulk smash some stuff. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
The result is solid and efficient, if unadventurous, illustrating both the lure and the limitations of comic book extravaganzas. Read full review
60
The New YorkerDavid Denby
It's nothing we haven't seen done better before (by Paul Greengrass in the recent "Bourne Ultimatum," for instance), but it's good enough as kinetic entertainment. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Do we really need another Hulk movie? I was one of the few critics who actually liked Ang Lee's 2003 "Hulk," but it didn't exactly ring the cash registers or clamor for a continuation. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
A middling superhero movie! I wish I could say that was incredible. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Once again, though, the film is defined by the strengths and weaknesses of the source material. While Bruce is working on anger management, you may find yourself working on boredom management, and matching his rate of success. Read full review
50
SalonStephanie Zacharek
The Incredible Hulk suggests only that we've bottomed out on special effects: They're not necessarily getting better -- they're just getting bigger. Technically, Leterrier's Hulk is as realistic-looking as a rampaging green giant could be. But that doesn't make him credible. Read full review
50
TimeRichard Schickel
One has to admit that enormous moviemaking skill goes into the creation of pictures like The Incredible Hulk. The sheer craft directors such as Leterrier lavish on them is awesome to me. I can't imagine how they orchestrate -- or even remember -- all the little pieces of film they require to build their big set pieces. That thought, however, is nearly always followed by this question: Why do they bother? Read full review
50
NewsweekDavid Ansen
For me, there's a problem with The Hulk, always has been, though it hasn't seemed to bother the tale's legions of fans. When the sensitive, physically unprepossessing Banner/Norton turns into the gargantuan, muscle-bound, growling Hulk, there's a total disconnect. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Playing characters familiar to the fans, we have William Hurt as a blustering general, Tim Blake Nelson as a kooky scientist and Tim Roth as an evil soldier who morphs into a monster. All of them seem to be directing themselves. Read full review
50
SlateDana Stevens
Why remake a crappy movie five years later if it's only going to be marginally less crappy? Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Roth and Hurt glower semi-engagingly, and while Norton's scrawniness works, he seems intellectually disengaged, despite his helping to craft Zak Penn's script. Read full review
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