Bruce Banner: [in a poor Portuguese] Don’t make me hungry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m hungry.
Tough Guy Leader: [in Portuguese] What the hell he is talking about?
It’s a bit of bummer that The Incredible Hulk is stuck in sort of a legal loophole and isn’t available with all the rest of the MCU on Disney+ (A̸̜̓L̶̬̽L̷̗̋ ̵̦̂Ĥ̴̖A̵͓͋I̴̝̓L̵̺̓ ̶͖̄T̶̿͜H̶̬̊È̷̡ ̸̜̋M̸̮̔O̷̜͒U̶͇̓S̵̺̏Ë̵̝́). On top of that, it’s the only main MCU superhero that they’ve recast (so far). Conversely though, it’s actually (surprisingly) a good movie.
Plotwise, it actually for the most part skips over the ‘how the Hulk became the Hulk’ bit, dropping into him trying to gain control over his form.
Castingwise, I actually really like Edward Norton as the Hulk. He does the smart scientist struggling to maintain control (and not always doing so well) really well. And the transformation into the Hulk is quite the constrast. As much as I love Mark Ruffalo, I think Norton really could have carried the role. So it goes.
Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky is… just strange. I don’t really understand his motivation in the film. He does seem slightly unhinged, which makes it work though. Liv Tyler is a bit of an odd choice. I think that’s been my reaction to her in just about everything she’s in. She doesn’t seem hugely emotive and I don’t feel ever really fits with Norton, but it’s not the worst.
My favorite minor character: Tim Blake Nelson as the scientist/mad doctor Sterns trying to help the Hulk is wonderful. It’s hard to get over O Brother, Where Art Thou, but in the end, I think he really pulls it off.
Overall, it’s weaker than Iron Man (and the weakest movie I’ve seen thus far this year), but from a completionist standpoint, it’s still well worth the watch.
Ranked: Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Avengers: Endgame
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Captain America: Civil War
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Werewolf by Night
- Moon Knight
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Black Panther
- Iron Man
- Loki
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
- I Am Groot
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Hawkeye
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- The Avengers
- Ms. Marvel
- Ant-Man
- WandaVision
- Wakanda Forever
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Captain Marvel
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Doctor Strange
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Black Widow
- Eternals
- What If...?
- Iron Man 3
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- Secret Invasion
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- The Incredible Hulk
- Thor: The Dark World
Ranked: 2021 Movie Reviews
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Avengers: Endgame
- Avengers: Infinity War
- The Matrix Resurrections
- Captain America: Civil War
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Spider-Man: Far From Home
- Thor: Ragnarok
- Captain America: The First Avenger
- Spider-Man: Homecoming
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- The Suicide Squad
- Moana
- Black Panther
- Iron Man
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Finding Nemo
- Ant-Man
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
- The Greatest Showman
- Captain Marvel
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Doctor Strange
- Black Widow
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
- One Hundred and One Dalmatians
- Luca
- Palm Springs
- Knives Out
- Shazam!
- Tenet
- The Rescuers Down Under
- Iron Man 3
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- A Clockwork Orange
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- Godzilla vs Kong
- Stargate: Continuum
- Iron Man 2
- Thor
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- The Incredible Hulk
- Thor: The Dark World
- Stargate: The Ark of Truth
- Nutcracker
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Mortal Kombat
- Bambi