Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly got replaced by Edward Norton and Liv Tyler. Not sure if casting made a huge difference but the script definitely took a more serious tone. I guess I was one of the few that liked the Eric Bana version of the Hulk. The whole take on making it seem like watching a comic book was kind of neat. Nevertheless, Marvel decided to reboot the Hulk into this one.
The Incredible Hulk sort of branches off from the previous with Bruce Banner (Norton) on the run in South America trying to control his anger, preventing an unleashing of his Hulk-powers. Banner tries desperately to find a cure, forcing him to return to the US. On his way to find a cure, Banner bumps into his beloved Betty Ross (Tyler) while her dad, General Ross (William Hurt) is hunting him down. Hulk's nemesis this time around is the Abomination (Tim Roth).
The acting in this version was definitely the high point to consider over the previous version. Norton isn't the prototypical choice for blockbuster movies but he does an admirable job commiserating with his dilemma and the on-screen chemistry with Tyler. The Incredible Hulk isn't a great flick but it'll serve the purpose of entertaining you with a decent story and fight scenes. At least it doesn't make you feel like you wasted your time like X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
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