Today's review is of the 2008 film, The Incredible Hulk (I need to finish off my MCU reviews).
Bruce Banner is in hiding. His gamma radiation experiments went horrible wrong, altering his blood and creating a invincible/uncontrollable/dangerous alter-ego who comes out when he gets angry. And so he seeks solitude and peace in Brazil, doing what he can to avoid both anger and the US military (who wants to weaponize him). But, inevitably, they locate him, forcing him to flee. He travels back to America, seeking his former love (Betty Ross) and desperately searching for a cure. But as he does, the military performs a similar experiment on a military soldier . . . creating an Abomination that might just be more than Hulk can handle.
The second film in the MCU, this one is (to me) the worst by far. Mystifying plot holes, poor character development, shallow acting, and confusing conclusion produced a real letdown. Even the humor- a key aspect of the other MCU films- was off. The best part was at the end, when Tony Stark shows up and foreshadows the Avengers (Iron Man had been released a few months prior). But this can be avoided- and should be.
Rating: D
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