The Green Hornet (2011)

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  TheMovieDiorama

  5 / 10

  The Green Hornet doesn't leave much of a sting. I don't get it. I'm not actually sure what this film is trying to be. Is it a superhero spoof? A buddy comedy? A serious adaptation of the radio series? Well, whatever it is it's entertaining as hell! I wasn't expecting a Marvel standard superhero flick, I just wanted stupidity onscreen. I got that and then some. The son of a recently deceased newspaper publisher teams up with his mechanic, and skilled martial artist, to fight crime and garner headlines for his own newspaper. Look, this film isn't particularly well thought out and reeks of mediocrity. An underdeveloped antagonist (wasting Waltz's talent and time), uninspired superhero story, weird 3D visual effects, extremely bloated runtime and a generally unfunny script. You can tell Gondry had past directing experience with music videos, some of these fights scenes looked like they came straight out of a Darude's 'Sandstorm'. Diaz was just unusual casting and added nothing to her character, whilst Wilkinson deserved better. Yet, unbeknownst to me, I started to succumb to the idiocy. The pointless numbing action had invaded my hypothalamus and I genuinely started to like this film. Rogen and Chou's chemistry may not have been electric but they clearly had a fun time with the self-awareness that the film prevails in. I don't think it takes itself too seriously, reason being is that no blockbuster would reinvent their villain from Chudnofsky to Bloodnofsky. Na-uh, no way. The third act was a treat for the eyes as, and I kid you not, half of a car drives haphazardly on the tenth floor of an office building shooting a barrage of missiles at the enemy as they spray bullets in every direction. You can't even make this up, crazily entertaining! The excessive gadgetry on the "Black Beauty" was reminiscent of 'Batman' to which takes the "Batmobile" and injects it with ridiculousness. I appreciate the utilisation of practical effects, even amidst the noticeable green screen. I just...started to weirdly fall in love with this mediocre flick as it ploughed through its 118 minutes of absurdity.

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