Nick Nolte plays David Banner as a crazed, obsessed scientist who will stop at nothing to gain power, even at his son's expense. Jennifer Connelly is more than adequate for her role. The performances of the other actors in this film are also quite good. It may not be perfect, but it is the best we've seen. As far as the CGI is concerned, if the CGI in The Hulk was not good enough, the tool should be retired until it is improved. Crowe and Bana played their characters as they were written in Bana's case that meant stiff, stodgy and wooden. Criticizing Bana for being unemotional and stiff as Banner is like criticizing Russell Crowe for showing no range as Maximus in Gladiator.
I submit that this is true, but that it was intentional. Many people have mentioned that Eric Bana seemed wooden. I am sure many will disagree with me, and I understand. In my opinion, there has never been a better directed film. His subtle, minimalist use of music is striking, his use of several panels in depicting certain scenes adds a stylized touch that does not detract from the film like Spike Lee's machinations do. He deserves the Oscar for best direction.
Ang Lee gave this movie an almost Asian feel while still keeping it accessible to American audiences who know what they are getting. When Banner tries to describe what happened unemotionally, there is a momentary lapse during which he grabs Betty's throat I got chills. As an example I site the scene between Bruce and Betty after the dog fight sequence. The movie is about, on its most profound level, the danger of repressing emotion (instead of accepting them) and the danger of what happens when those bottled up emotions come out. This is a finely crafted character study in the form of a sort of Zen fable. If you want an action movie you will be disappointed. I understand that there are people who will be bored by this movie in the same way that they are bored by movies like Ordinary People, Life as a House and The Cider House Rules. You can view just the Movies in the IMDb Top 250 and last but not least, you can search the list.This is a great film. You can also view the list sorted by title, date added (latest first), number of comments, number of reviews or rating.Īn RSS feed is also available, listing the latest 50 movies added to the list. Be sure to check out Ten graphics on the Bechdel test on Reddit for more graphs.
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