When Mark Ruffalo played Bruce Banner , was it well - received by critics and audiences ?
This led to other significant roles , including the films " XX / XY " ( 2002 ) , Isabel Coixet 's " My Life Without Me " with Sarah Polley ( 2003 ) , Jane Campion 's " In the Cut " with Meg Ryan ( 2003 ) , Michel Gondry 's " Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind " ( 2004 ) , and " We Do n't Live Here Anymore " ( 2004 ) , which is based upon two short stories written by Andre Dubus .