The Green Hornet

A Seth Rogen super-hero film directed by Michel Gondry? Nobody has been buying this idea for quite some time, and The Green Hornet was destined to fail.

Is Rogen’s acting stale and lacking any depth? Of course. But, if you’re a fan of his “dude-ism” one-liners than you won’t be disappointed.

Is the dialogue and story bad? Well, the team of Rogen and Evan Goldberg have proved in the past that they have talent with Superbad and Pineapple Express. The story is surprisingly not too ridiculous or convoluted. Rogen definitely did a better job writing this than Drillbit Taylor, though that’s probably not saying much.

Jay Chou is the star of the film as Kato, and really works well with Rogen. Rogen and his character are quite pointless (Cameron Diaz just as much), but if you like typical douchebag-style Rogen then you’ll be happy.

Gondry also could have done more with his directing, but his little spurts of artistry make the film stand out somewhat. I thought the marketing for this film was absolutely horrible, and the Black Beauty appeared to have top billing. However, the film was surprisingly entertaining and a decent distraction.

The Green Hornet is the closest we’ll come to a big-budget, mindless and fun summer action-comedy in January.

6/10