The Green Hornet

Comedy... action... and more twists than a Chubby Checker song. The Green Hornet is non-stop, karate-kickin' popcorn fun. It's a complete mystery to me why this film is poorly reviewed and didn't make alot of money at the box office. I loved it! Who couldn't love a film with Christopher Waltz camping it up at his baddie-best? To me the mix of slacker comedy and superhero action was irresistible.

Had to stop watching after half an hour in as I found the main character just too annoying. There was a unnecessary amount of swearing that added nothing to the plot that didn't seem to be going anywhere. It may have got better but wasn't going to waste my time finding out.

The one star is only for effort. So boring and dull. I really wanted to like it as i am partial to this kind of movies but no go. I gave up (i kept drifting off.. which is not a good sign...) after 20 mins. Seth Rogen is only good in second roles, bad mistake from casting. None of the characters are very charismatic... James Franco is killed straight away sadly. In short not a good film and wasted money!

Was fun to watch with a mate, some quite funny moments, didn't fail miserably to entertain and was worth the watch so I didn't really care to notice or critise bad points (if they were there).

I came into this film with no pre-conceptions, and little ambition but to have a little fun. I wanted excitement, a humour, easy watching and solid entertainment. The far-from-perfect The Losers had provided that the previous evening, and I was hungry for more.

Even though I expected little, I was sorely disappointed. The cast, the script, the story - all utterly drab and lifeless. Despite a lavish budget (which really shows), this is a wreck of a film which is really very hard to enjoy.

It all starts with the leading role: Seth Rogan is rubbish. Rogan suceeds in bit-parts and minor roles, he tends to be charasmatic actor who I enjoy without ever falling in love with. He's totally miscast here. Imagine if Mike Myers or Will Ferrell played Batman: the humorous, goofy lead doesn't gel with the demands of the film. Even worse, Rogan doesn't even bring much charm to the table. He's annoyingly obtuse, his mannerisms are repetitive, stale and unnatural. He just doen't have the acting chops to carry the film. Unlike, say, Robert Downey Jr - who in my opinion carried the first two Iron Man films at times.

Th problems spiral out to something of an identity crisis. The Green Hornet tries to be both an exciting action movie and an endearing comedy. These ambitions collide dreadfully, the one underming the other at regular turns. The script isn't funny. The action scenes lack logic and credibility, while some of the more experimental effects simply don't work. The result is tawdy action, bad (and predictable) comedy, and ineffective drama.

Perhaps, though, the film never stood a chance. The central conceit of a goofy heroic facade backed by a talented, anonymous jobsbody is trite and annoying. Kid's cartoons have done it for years. Straight comedies like Naked Gun make it work because that's the joke. But Green Hornet's dynamic duo is simply painful to watch at times; Kano's whining is insufferable and Reid's posturing is unbearable. Seldom have a less likable pair tried to turn a bad joke good.

I don't often do this, but I turned the Green Hornet off after about 80 minutes. Despite clearly having a solid budget, some good choreography and excellent production (it's very easy on the eye, at least), this is one of the worst films I've seen in years.

Christoph Waltz still manages to be pretty good, though.