AND PERHAPS WHAT IS MOST DAMAGING TO HULK’S EYE IS THAT YOU STILL GET TO “SEE” THAT THE ACTORS ARE DOING GREAT WORK. YOU GET TO “SEE” THAT THE STORY IS GREAT AND “SEE” THE DRAMA AT PLAY, SO IT’S VERY EASY TO AESTHETICALLY LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND “SEE” THAT WHAT IS ACTUALLY CONTAINED WITHIN THE FILM IS DONE WELL. AND THUS, IT BECOMES SURPRISINGLY EASY TO “SAY” THAT IT IS WELL-MADE FILM. BUT BECAUSE OF THE CINEMATOGRAPHY FLAWS, YOU ABSOLUTELY DO NOT CONNECT TO IT AS WELL AS YOU SHOULD. IT IS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO PUSH YOU AWAY FROM ALL THE THINGS THAT IT DOES WELL. AND THAT IS TRULY HEARTBREAKING. BECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES A GREAT LES MIS.
— Film Crit Hulk Smash: HULK VS. TOM HOOPER AND ART OF CINEMATIC AFFECTATION | Badass Digest
