The Green Hornet

Let me first start out by saying that I'm not a fan of comics so I probably lack the background knowledge necessary to justly review this movie.  With that being said...The Green Hornet is worth a rent, not the price of a 3D ticket.  Without knowing much background of the Green Hornet I'll keep this review mainly focused on elements of the movie.  Firstly, the 3D seemed pretty forced.  It worked with a couple of the fight sequences but for the most part was unnecessary.  Secondly, the movie took awhile to really get going.  Other than the opening scene with James Franco, which was probably my favorite part of the movie short of the door guns, the first 40-50 minutes seemed slow.  Lastly, while I liked Seth Rogan in the role, the little comedic relief and hit-or-miss (more miss than hit) one liners weren't enough to overlook some of the gaping deficits in its story.

All in all The Green Hornet holds its own with other superhero movies such as Daredevil, Ghostrider, and Hulk (2003) but comes nowhere near Nolan's reincarnation of Batman or even Favreau's incarnation of Iron Man.  More could have been expected from The Green Hornet's director, Michel Gondry, who gave us Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.


-Moviedude22