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• Hulk

  Barnaby Walter 20 June 2008

  

  Looking at director Ang Lee"s other successes (Sense and Sensibility, Brokeback Mountain) makes this comic-book based action movie an even more puzzling entity than it would be without taking cast and crew into consideration. The plot seems ideal for a summer blockbuster; radiation exposed, repressed photogenic young man transforms into an uncontrollable rage fuelled green monster. A green monster that certainly creates impact on promotional film posters.
  However, the screenplay loads on dark, character subplots (usually portrayed by disturbingly grim flashbacks) until the already fantastical story collapses under the weight, and becomes seemingly mindless, manic action. Eric Bana"s lead is certainly not bad, and he plays the part of the tortured soul behind hulk with believable recklessness. It is a shame this is let down by the overall feel of the movie which fails to both connect and satisfy.
  
  

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Ang Lee ('Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon') directs this special-effects (CGI), blockbuster adaptation of the Marvel comic character. Dr. Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) is working in the research department of the University of California when he is accidentally hit by one of his experimental rays. This turns him into a very large, green monster which then goes on the rampage; destroying the lab and anything else that gets in its way. It transpires that Banner turns into this green hulk when he becomes angry. So when his despotic father (Nick Nolte) begins to use the rays to his own means, Banner's alter-ego has to go to the rescue of a fellow lab-mate, Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly). However, Banner is kidnapped by Glenn Talbot (Joshua Lucas), a wheeler-dealer who recognises a money-making scheme and manages to push Banner too far. The green monster once again rears its ugly head (!), going on another rampage through the streets of San Francisco. Is there anyone who can tame this beast?

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.  Scientist Bruce Banner (Eric Bana) has, to put it mildly, anger management issues. His quiet life as a brilliant researcher working with cutting edge genetic technology conceals a nearly forgotten and painful past. His ex-girlfriend and equally brilliant fellow researcher, Betty Ross (Jennifer Connelly), has tired of Bruce's cordoned off emotional terrain and resigns herself to remaining an interested onlooker to his quiet life. Which is exactly where Betty finds herself during one of the early trials in Banner's groundbreaking research. A simple oversight leads to an explosive situation and Bruce makes a split-second decision; his heroic impulse saves a life and leaves him apparently unscathed-his body absorbing a normally deadly dose of gamma radiation. Acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Ang Lee turns his masterful eye to adapting the classic Marvel Comics character for the big screen. Setting out to faithfully transfer the Hulk comic book character from four-color paneled page to motion picture screen, Lee combines all the elements of a blockbuster visual effects-intensive superhero movie with the brooding romance and tragedy of Universal's classic horror films. Staying true to the early subversive spirit of the Hulk as envisioned by its creators (Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) while also tuning the tale to current dangerous times, Lee presents a portrait of a man at war with himself and the world, both a superhero and a monster, a means of wish fulfillment and a nightmare... Actors Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Joshua Lucas, Nick Nolte, Celia Weston & Brooke Langton Director Ang Lee Certificate 12 years and over Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) ; DTS