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When Marvel Entertainment announced that it would begin producing its own films starting with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk and hired Louis Leterrier to helm the latter, the director stated that the difference between his Hulk film and the previous one was that his film “would be good.” That sarcastic remark notwithstanding, The Incredible Hulk offers a different if not markedly improved adaptation of the comic series.

Despite the rating you see to your left, the first ninety minutes of Marc Forster's The Kite Runner are not wholly unenjoyable. The film's subject matter and thematic overtones are too familiar and somewhat bland, but one can forgive the filmmakers for their earnest attempt. There is nothing here particularly remarkable, but there is nothing here particularly offensive. Had the film continued on the path on which it seemed to be, I certainly would not have felt cheated out...