
	The plot The film's back-story is detailed using flashbacks, shown mainly during the opening credits. General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross met with brilliant scientist and radiation expert Dr. Bruce Banner. The lover of his daughter Betty. He wanted him to revive a World War II era military bio-force enhancement research project, but tricked Banner by telling him the experiment was to make humans immune to gamma radiation. The experiment failed, transforming Banner into the monstrous Hulk, and injured Betty. Now a fugitive from the United States Army, Banner went on the run for five years. When the film begins, Banner works in South America while searching for a cure for his condition with the help of an Internet friend called "Mr. Blue". He is also taught martial arts and meditative breathing techniques by an expert to help control his emotions, and has not transformed for 158 days. After Banner suffers a cut, his blood drips into a soda bottle eventually drunk by an ill-fated consumer in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This accident points Ross to Banner's location and he sends a team, led by Emil Blonsky , to capture him. Banner escapes Blonsky by transforming into the Hulk and battling his team in the factory. After Ross explains to Blonsky how Banner first became the Hulk, an astonished and vengeful Blonsky declares he wants Banner's power. Ross arranges for Blonsky to be injected with the Vita-ray serum, which has been kept in cold storage, giving him extra speed, agility, reflexes and healing ability. Banner returns to Culver University in the U.S, where the Hulk was born. He reunites with Betty, who is dating a psychiatrist called Leonard Samson. On the day he decides to leave, Ross and Blonsky's forces attack Banner at Culver University to draw out the Hulk. The Hulk wins the battle and flees with Betty. After he calms down, Banner and Betty travel to New York City to meet "Mr. Blue", who is cellular biologist Dr. Samuel Sterns, at a university.Sterns has a possible antidote for Banner, it works but Mr Blue has taken a blood sample from the Hulk and wants to use it powers. Banner is distraught but before he can convince Sterns to destroy it, he is attacked by Ross’s forces.Blonsky manages to kidnap Sterns and makes him inject Hulk’s blood sample. He mutates into a abomination with hugh power.While being wounded by the monster, Sterns is also infected by the blood sample from the Hulk and mutates aswell. Only the Hulk can stop Blonsky and he can convince General Ross to release him. He defeats Blonsky, but naerly kills him. The Hulk then flees, the army yet again in pursuit. Banner hides in British Columbia, still working on how to controll his powers, though he does not suppress them anymore. Cast Edward Norton plays Banner and Liv Tyler is his girlfriend Betty Ross. Tim Roth is Emil Blonsky and General Ross is embodied by William Hurt. Prizes and Reviews At the box office the film did well, without reaching the dimensions of other comic adaptations. The criticism was divided. Positive was in particular the figure of the Hulk,played with irony and the pace is good. Overall, the film was compared to the Hulk from Ang Lee and didn’t stand the challenge. Even the talented Edward Norton is considered by most critics to have not played particularly well.