'The Green Hornet' Movie Review

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'The Green Hornet' review

Seth Rogen's superhero antics are equal parts action and comedy

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By Geoff Berkshire

Metromix
January 12, 2011

The Green Hornet 3D

Running time:

119 minutes

Rated:

PG-13

Cast:

Seth Rogen -

Britt Reid/Green Hornet

Jay Chou -

Kato

Cameron Diaz -

Lenore Case

Tom Wilkinson -

James Reid

Christoph Waltz -

Chudnofsky

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David Harbour -

Scanlon

Edward James Olmos -

Axford

Jamie Harris -

Popeye

Chad Coleman -

Chili

Edward Furlong -

Tupper

Joshua Chandler Erenberg -

Young Britt

Analeigh Tipton -

Ana Lee

Jill Remez -

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Joe O'Connor -

Daily Sentinel Reporter

Morgan Rusler -

Daily Sentinel Reporter

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Director:

Michel Gondry

Genre:

Action, Adventure

Official Movie Web Site:

http://www.greenhornetmovie.com/

Millionaire playboy Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) lives his life with zero ambition, until his media mogul father (Tom Wilkinson) suddenly passes away and leaves Britt the empire. He bonds with Kato (Jay Chou), a resourceful employee who Britt never paid attention to before, and soon enough the pair reinvent themselves as vigilante crimefighters. Britt thinks it’s good fun, while Kato loves constructing stylish weapons and tricked out vehicles, but they find themselves at odds over who deserves the media spotlight and the affections of Britt’s smart secretary Lenore (Cameron Diaz). They also tick off local crime boss Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz).

The buzz: Not good. Various studios and filmmakers have tried to get “Hornet” on screen for years, but it wasn’t until Rogen stepped up as star and co-writer that the movie actually took off. Even then, the original director (Stephen Chow, who also planned to play Kato) and villainous co-star (Nicolas Cage) jumped ship at various stages. Then the studio pushed the release from an intended summer 2010 slot to December, only to push it again to the low expectations dumping ground of January. Plus, a decision was made to convert the movie to 3D in post-production, a process that led to heavy criticism for the visuals in last year’s duds “Clash of the Titans” and “The Last Airbender.”
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