The Incredible Hulk

Ang Lee’s been getting kicked around a lot lately. “Boo Hoo! The old hulk was too green. The new hulk is better ‘cause he’s more olive-colored and there’s more action.” Well, guess what: the Ang Lee movie was better. It’s true, there’s more fighting in the new one, but not necessarily more action. The fugitive plot is weak and lacks the stakes a comic book movie needs. There’s no end game for the villains, no evil plan. And the thing that the hero wants, he doesn’t even come close to getting. So the story’s really unsatisfying. It’s true: the fighting scenes are action-packed, but if you don’t care enough about the characters, watching two CG monsters fight is a lot like watching someone else play a videogame.