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Bulges.(The Incredible Hulk, You Don't Mess with the Zohan)(Movie review)

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"The Incredible Hulk" picks up the story of Bruce Banner--the guy with anger-management problems--some five years after the end of his tantrummy misadventures in "Hulk." As Bruce, Edward Norton has taken over for Eric Bana, and Louis Leterrier has replaced Ang Lee as director, but Bruce's situation remains the same--his blood is infected with gamma radiation, or something or other, making it unwise for his emotions to expand beyond a snit. When seriously provoked, Bruce grows exponentially, his muscles swelling under the skin, his feet bursting through his shoes, his forehead widening to the size of Washington's brow on Mt. Rushmore. He becomes fifteen feet or so of ...

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