The Incredible Hulk (2008)

All Critics (218) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (150) | Rotten (73) | DVD (23)

The climax is a bit of a yawn, but most of what precedes it is vigorous and sharp.

April 14, 2013 Full Review

Tom Charity

CNN.com

Top Critic

A more satisfactory adaptation of the spirit of Stan Lee's Marvel character.

November 18, 2011 Full Review

Wally Hammond

Time Out

Top Critic

It won't change your life but you'll walk away smiling.

July 6, 2010 Full Review

Laremy Legel

Film.com

Top Critic

Rather than go to the trouble of crafting a dramatically satisfying conclusion, The Incredible Hulk" blows the audience off and takes the air out of its previous solid work by ending with what is essentially a shameless trailer for the next Marvel movie.

October 18, 2008 Full Review | Comments (11)

Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

In close-up the Hulk is more cartoonish than scary, but when he's ripping armed vehicles to shreds? Kewl.

July 18, 2008 Full Review

Amy Biancolli

Houston Chronicle

Top Critic

The sheer craft directors such as Leterrier lavish on them is awesome to me. I can't imagine how they orchestrate all the little pieces of film they require to build their big set pieces... [But] Why do they bother?

June 27, 2008 Full Review

Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

It's disposable fun, best summed up by Banner himself when asked how he feels during his transformation: "There's just too much noise... it's difficult to remember anything at all."

October 14, 2012 Full Review

Ali Gray

TheShiznit.co.uk

A very standard summer actioner that delivers reasonably well, if straight down the middle, on audience expectations.

May 15, 2012 Full Review

Brent Simon

Shared Darkness

Norton makes for a wiry, curious Bruce Banner. But you can tell from the film's tedium-inducing smackdowns that a different philosophy prevailed: the artificial Zen of video-game playing.

May 4, 2012 Full Review

Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out Chicago

An impressive blockbuster that does exactly what it says.

July 14, 2011 Full Review

Ben Rawson-Jones

Digital Spy

Bloodier action than other comic book adventures.

December 19, 2010 Full Review

James Rocchi

Common Sense Media

Hulk not smash. Hulk building block. Hulk make franchise.

July 16, 2010 Full Review | Comments (2)

Film4

What's with the pants? How is it that when a guy with a 28-inch waist blows up to the size of a Cadillac Escalade, the pants remain intact?

April 23, 2009 Full Review | Comments (31)

Peter Keough

Boston Phoenix

About halfway through The Incredible Hulk, Ed Norton (Bruce Banner) gets his hair cut. Hair is not the only thing that winds up on the cutting room floor.

February 1, 2009 Full Review

Tony Macklin

Fayetteville Free Weekly

Ed Norton is incredible as the Hulk.

November 3, 2008 Full Review

Kam Williams

Mount Desert Islander

I read the production notes of this film back when it was being released this summer, and much of that information is contained in the special features.

October 22, 2008 Full Review

Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

The Commentary and Deleted Scenes make this vivid color transfer a finely produced DVD.

October 21, 2008 Full Review | Comments (2)

Victoria Alexander

FilmsInReview.com

What Hulk smash most? Hulk smash all hope of interesting time in cinema.

October 18, 2008 Full Review | Comments (2)

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian [UK]

The film runs much more smoothly than Lee's arguably overstuffed take on the material, but it also cuts out anything that isn't purely surface.

October 18, 2008 Full Review

James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

There's not an excess of exposition, and the pricey CGI Hulk at his disposal is more angrily expressive than the mute one employed by Lee.

October 18, 2008 Full Review

Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• 1. Betty Ross: Subway's probably quickest.
  2. Bruce Banner/The Hulk: Me in a metal tube in the most aggressive city in the world?
  3. Betty Ross: You're right. Let's get a cab.
  – Submitted by David G (5 months ago)
• 1. Emil Blonsky: You don't deserve this power. Now watch her die!
  – Submitted by Cody H (7 months ago)
• 1. Bruce Banner/The Hulk: You know? I know some techniques you can use for the umm...
  2. Betty Ross: Zip it!
  – Submitted by Ayiepa U (8 months ago)
• 1. Emil Blonsky: Is that all you got?
  – Submitted by Ayiepa U (8 months ago)
• 1. Major Kathleen Sparr: How are you feeling, man?
  2. Emil Blonsky: Like a monster.
  – Submitted by Javis C (20 months ago)
• 1. Bruce Banner/The Hulk: Urrgh!
  – Submitted by Jimmy C (2 years ago)

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