Fuck that.

This is a guy who can do an enjoyably daffy action film without insulting the audience and I applaud him for it. More films from him will be a good thing, I reckon. Good on you, Louis Leterrier - in your honour, I choose to pronounce your name as Frenchly as is humanly possible.

I was worried we were maybe staring down the barrel of a Watchers reboot.

(Not really, but man, don't that idea make the blood run cold?)

This movie kind of sounds like 4400, anyone else? I haven't seen much of the show past the first season, but it seems to have similar ideas.

I was a bit disappointed with the overall movie, but not because it was worse than I expected going in, but because it felt like a weaker movie than it actually was, or should have been.

All the hubbub about the final cut and the fact that 70 minutes of material was exorcised either by Leterrier or the studio appears to be well warranted since all the dramatic scenes and overall pacing seemed unusually abbreviated.

Instead of a well rounded dramatic story I felt like I was getting bits and pieces of an even greater story arc; Particularly Blonsky's background and motivations to mutate himself as a byproduct of him being a war machine at the twilight of his career, General Ross's military motives, and the reconciliation between Bruce and Betty.

All of these aspects to the story were briefly touched upon in some genuinely scenes and moments, such as the rainstorm scene with the Hulk, Norton's speech about how dangerous the Hulk is as a force to be wielded by any man, and Blonsky's admiration and jealously towards the Hulk's raw power. As soon, as I was getting into it however or begun to think "This is getting pretty interesting" we get rushed to the next exposition scene or action sequence.

Thankfully, Lettierrer showed that his time working with shirtless Jason Stathem and feral Jet-Li was well spent since the action scenes were absolutely top-notch, particularly the final showdown which worked as a perfect climax to the film and action set piece. It was a deft blend of live action and cgi, and the choreography was a perfect blend of savagery and grace. And when I finally heard "Hulk Smash" before he delivered his finishing move, I actually wanted to chestbump a fatkid.

Overall it was a solid action movie, interjected with crumbs from an even better drama. I definitely can't wait to see the Director's cut on this thing though.