The Green Hornet (2011–119 mins) S. Rogen, J. Chou, C. Diaz

Before I get into the plot and my thoughts on The Green Hornet I want to remind the world of something… This The Green Hornet, NOT Batman, NOT Superman, and NOT Ironman. It’s not a story that is meant to be a blockbuster or a serious one. The thing people try to do to pass judgement on pseudo superhero movies like The Green Hornet is to look for it to be something it’s not. This is a light hearted comedy take on super heroes. It’s more of a step up from the super hero TV show it was based off of. Don’t be mistaken tho, it’s not slapstick at all, it’s just got a lighter comedy air about it. When you get into the right mind frame and stop looking for perfection and start looking to be entertained you will enjoy The Green Hornet.

Seth Rogan plays Britt Reid, the son of a now dead Newspaper billionaire who realizes that he is going nowhere in life fast. With the help of his father’s former assistant Kato (Chou) and his new secretary Lenore (Diaz) he becomes The Green Hornet to fight crime and make a difference. Since money isn’t much of an object Britt is almost a Batman-esque crime fighter with great gadgets and cool cars. The difference is, that instead of beating up the badies himself he has a hand to hand combat savant in Kato. Kato not only is decent comic relief, and an ass-kicking machine, his whole presence is a slap in the face of the super hero genre and thus a sort of inside  joke unto itself. Don’t get me wrong they try to show Reid beating up some baddies as well, but make no mistake he’s just the figure head of the organization, but they make his ascendance to kick assery part of the story as well.

I gotta say the chemistry here between Rogen and Chou is great and I always love what Diaz brings to any movie when she’s being sexy and funny. If done right this could very well be the beginning of a few decent movies, or if not give us at least ONE more good Hornet movie. Hero movie sequels tend to be easier in that the 2nd and on you don’t need to fool with the whole origin/back story so there is more time for the good stuff.

Verdict–> The Green Hornet is another in a long line of movies that you simply cannot listen to the general public. It’s a good entertaining movie that you will get a good laugh out of and will likely enjoy. Don’t take it serious as it’s not that type of serious hero movie. Instead it’s an escape from serious drama and a fun romp with some chases, good lines, and fun fights. I give it a nice high recommendation!

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