First, the CGI (Hulk himself) looks fantastic on big screen. I don't know why people (most of them from online reviews) keep saying he's just a bigger "Shrek". Well, he isn't, ILM has once again lived up to the expectations. More of him would be nice, I'd say!
All actors in major roles are great. Jennifer Connelly is solid (always looking sexy after all these years!). Nick Nolte is crazy but not over the top, you really do feel for his character. And Eric "Hulk" Bana makes a believable Bruce Banner. This is only his second films in US and with Troy next year, we'll sure see the best of him soon.
Finally, one thing that so far people haven't mentioned is that the style of Ang Lee, this is where the film being let down. I'm not talking about the "split screen" stuffs. It's the constant used of "flashback" and "dreams" sequences. This is very typical of Asia or to be exact, Chinese film making. You can almost see it in most Chinese drama movies. Luckly, he didn't use the "slow motion" which is a fav. of John Woo!
What it does to a big action film such as Hulk is slowing the pace of it. It's tedious and quite frustrated to see people keep going back to their past every 5 minutes.
If they decide to do a sequel soon, I'd say dumb Lee and go for a more traditional Hollywood type. Ang Lee is a OK director but somehow I don't think he's suitable for these kind of film.
All actors in major roles are great. Jennifer Connelly is solid (always looking sexy after all these years!). Nick Nolte is crazy but not over the top, you really do feel for his character. And Eric "Hulk" Bana makes a believable Bruce Banner. This is only his second films in US and with Troy next year, we'll sure see the best of him soon.
Finally, one thing that so far people haven't mentioned is that the style of Ang Lee, this is where the film being let down. I'm not talking about the "split screen" stuffs. It's the constant used of "flashback" and "dreams" sequences. This is very typical of Asia or to be exact, Chinese film making. You can almost see it in most Chinese drama movies. Luckly, he didn't use the "slow motion" which is a fav. of John Woo!
What it does to a big action film such as Hulk is slowing the pace of it. It's tedious and quite frustrated to see people keep going back to their past every 5 minutes.
If they decide to do a sequel soon, I'd say dumb Lee and go for a more traditional Hollywood type. Ang Lee is a OK director but somehow I don't think he's suitable for these kind of film.
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