I think we all fall into the trap of substituting our own opinion for undeniable fact. While there is no doubt that there were problems with The Hulk, the fact remains that there are defenders of the film (including me). This suggests that there are objective strengths to the film. Some of us subjectively feel that these outweigh the faults and others do not. But to say that this is "a poor film, period" denies the experienced reality of others.

Generally I think it is a faulty argument to say, "well, such and such a film has also been critisized", but such broad statements invite that argument. So my response is, people have told me Citizen Cane was boring. So they believe it also to be a poor film. Period.