Seth Rogen Is Odd Casting Choice
In "The Green Hornet," Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), the son of metropolitan newspaper publisher James Reid (Tom Wilkinson), spends his days carousing, throwing wild parties, drinking to excess, and passing out, much to the chagrin of his father.  When his father unexpectedly dies, Britt is thrust into his father's job -- a job he's unqualified for and doesn't take seriously.<br /><br /> To strike back at a father who may have been the toast of the city but was a cold, distant dad, Britt enlists the assistance of his father's automobile mechanic, Kato (Jay Chou), in some local vandalism.  Security cameras pick up their grainy images but the newspaper staff assumes the perpetrators are members of a gang.  Britt orders his staff to write about the unidentified culprit and give him a snappy name that will sell papers.  They call him "The Green Hornet."<br /><br /> Up until this point, the film isn't bad, and it promises some interesting dramatic moments balanced with action.  But director Michel Gondry goes the route of camp in gagging up every situation that follows, with Rogen's mugging and terrible acting undermining any attempt at a decent picture.<br /><br /> Rogen is a limited actor who has become identified with man-boy social-misfit roles.  In that capacity he's fine and has developed a fan base.  But he is clearly not action hero material.  He goes through the motions, recites the lines, and tries to look determined, but we never once believe his character as a serious threat to the bad guys.  His Green Hornet is a human cartoon doing everything but running off a cliff and remaining suspended in midair as he looks helplessly toward the camera.<br /><br /> Chou's Kato comes off as interesting, but he can't sell the comedic side of his role.  It appears he has all he can handle to deliver his dialogue in English.  There's no irony, no timing, and no sense of humor in lines meant to elicit chuckles.  In the action department, Chou is more effective showing off Kato's lightning-fast karate moves and proficiency at building amazing gadgets and equipping cars with gimmicky weaponry.<br /><br /> Satisfying the unwritten rule of action movies that in stature the bad guy must equal or even surpass that of the hero, Christoph Waltz plays Chudnofsky, the deadly crime king of the city.  In an opening scene that borrows the menace of Waltz's Nazi officer from "Inglourious Basterds," Chudnofsky shows that despite his mild-mannered appearance and soft-spoken voice, he is a formidable villain.  Equipped with a dual-barreled pistol, he is adept at knocking off upstart criminals, including James Franco in an unbilled cameo role, who threaten to muscle in on his turf.<br /><br /> Cameron Diaz plays a secretary hired by Britt shortly after he takes over at the newspaper.  Modeled on girl-Friday Pepper Potts in the "Iron Man" films, Diaz' Lenore Case has little to do that is significant to the plot and is present primarily for attractive window dressing in this testosterone-driven flick.<br /><br /> There are some good action sequences in "The Green Hornet," including one involving several cement mixers, excitingly staged car chases, and an improbable scene in which a severed car continues its rampage through an office building.<br /><br /> Humor is a tricky element in an action picture.  It has to be incorporated in measured doses to be effective.  The original "Superman" movie got it right, charming the viewer with gentle comedy without turning its superhero into the object of jokes.  "The Green Hornet" looks as if a group of drunk, rich fraternity brothers put it together, assuming their sophomoric approach was hugely entertaining.  When Hollywood throws its money into an ill-conceived project like this, it can only result in a dud.<br /><br /> "The Green Hornet" is rated PG-13 for violent mayhem and strong language.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is a slacker by day, party animal by night... until he finds a serious career that’s seriously cool: crime-fighting action hero. As the Green Hornet, he teams up with gadget wiz and martial arts master Kato (Jay Chou) to take down LA's underworld. Even Britt’s assistant Lenore (Cameron Diaz) doesn't suspect this mismatched pair is the masked duo busting the city's toughest thugs led by Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz). With style, swagger and an arsenal of awesome gear, the Green Hornet and Kato are doing justice their way, making every mission a mix of over-the-top action and outrageous comedy..