Hulk (2003)

Hulk (2003)
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Ang Lee directs the live-action feature film The Hulk, based on the Marvel comic book created by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. Emotionally stunted Dr. Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is part of a research team at the University of California at Berkeley. Corporate hustler Glenn Talbot (Josh Lucas) takes notice of the lab and makes plans to take it over. Then Bruce accidentally gets hit by an experimental ray and grows into a huge beast, destroying the lab in the process. A creepy janitor who claims to be his real father, Dr. David Banner (Nick Nolte), starts to secretly use the experimental ray on himself. He creates some mutant dogs and sends them after Bruce's lab mate and ex-girlfriend Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly). After Bruce saves her life in the form of the Hulk, she lets her distant father, General Ross (Sam Elliott), take him to an abandoned army base in the desert. However, Glenn Talbot takes over the operation and wants to patent the creature's superpowers for his own profit, so he holds Bruce unconscious in an isolation tank. When provoked, Bruce turns into the Hulk and makes a break for San Francisco, leading to a desert chase sequence involving military aircraft, tanks, and bombs. Only the sight of Betty can make him turn back to his human form. When he is eventually captured, Dr. David Banner shows up for a final confrontation with his son and his old adversary, General Ross. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Starring:
Eric BanaJennifer Connelly, (more)
Director(s):
Ang Lee
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
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Ang Lee directs the live-action feature film The Hulk, based on the Marvel comic book created by Stan Lee and illustrated by Jack Kirby. Emotionally stunted Dr. Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is part of a research team at the University of California at Berkeley. Corporate hustler Glenn Talbot (Josh Lucas) takes notice of the lab and makes plans to take it over. Then Bruce accidentally gets hit by an experimental ray and grows into a huge beast, destroying the lab in the process. A creepy janitor who claims to be his real father, Dr. David Banner (Nick Nolte), starts to secretly use the experimental ray on himself. He creates some mutant dogs and sends them after Bruce's lab mate and ex-girlfriend Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly). After Bruce saves her life in the form of the Hulk, she lets her distant father, General Ross (Sam Elliott), take him to an abandoned army base in the desert. However, Glenn Talbot takes over the operation and wants to patent the creature's superpowers for his own profit, so he holds Bruce unconscious in an isolation tank. When provoked, Bruce turns into the Hulk and makes a break for San Francisco, leading to a desert chase sequence involving military aircraft, tanks, and bombs. Only the sight of Betty can make him turn back to his human form. When he is eventually captured, Dr. David Banner shows up for a final confrontation with his son and his old adversary, General Ross. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
138 mins

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Director(s):
Ang Lee
Writer(s):
Michael FranceJohn TurmanJames Schamus
Producer(s):
Avi AradGale Anne HurdLarry Franco
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Sci-Fi Violence)
Categories:
Action / AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Megan E.

    While the film contains all the pieces of a great movie - Ang Lee directing and his eye for detail, performances by Bana and Connelly and Elliot, great score by Elfman - the movie tanks because it does not come together. Ang Lee, while his homage to comic books is interesting, spends more time of scenery than the movie. Bana plays it just a little over the top. All in all, this movie's not worth watching!

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    John M.

    Perhaps one of the more interesting Superhero movie failures, "Hulk" attempts to be cerebral. Although this is to an extent true to the Hulk comics, which have dealt with the psychology of the character at times (in addition to the action, of course), it doesn't really fit the feel of a Summer blockbuster. The Spider-man films find a much better balance between character development and action, and hopefully future Hulk films will do the same.

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    Christina H.

    Worse movie I've ever seen ....

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