The Green Hornet review

Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't have even spent the $11 to go see this movie because I would've assumed it was garbage. And, in some parts of the movie, garbage might have been more appealing.

However, after spending the two hours watching the movie, I walked out of there with an odd sense of enjoyment. While it would and could never rank to a movie such as Inception or something along those lines, The Green Hornet had an interesting way of being entertaining.

The basic premise of the story is that Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) is a moron. He is a playboy who looks like he can't stand straight. And he parties more than he doesn't. His father, played by the enjoyable actor, Tom Wilkinson, seems to despise the boy, but in reality, just wants him to be successful.

After James Reid (played by Wilkinson) dies of an allergic reaction, Britt and the mechanic Kato (Jay Chou) get drunk and talk about how much they despised the man. And, while stealing the head of a new statue about him, witness a mugging. They rescue them and this is where it all begins.

The idea behind the story is that the two of them will fight crime by committing crime. They beat the heck out of gang bangers; they blow up Meth labs; they shoot rockets at a truck. All in all, they become the ultimate badass.

And that is what is most important to understand when seeing this movie. The new Batman movies are relatively realistic and incredibly enjoyable; the Green Hornet is anything but realistic, but still pretty enjoyable. Driving around in that pimped out car with machine guns and rockets isn't exactly realistic, but it’s bad ass.

Christoph Waltz was a tremendous character in the movie. He plays Benjamin Chudnovksy, a man who runs around with a double barreled 50 caliber pistol. Anyone else think that’s badass? Yeah, absolutely. For whatever reason, everyone has a hard time saying his name which just irritates him more…It adds to the story. Waltz is probably the best actor in the bunch, coming off his Academy Award in Inglorious Basterds.

In the end, the movie was an enjoyable movie that I could see again. However, the enjoyment is in the ridiculously crazy things that happen in it. While I would only give the movie a 6.5/10, it’s well worth seeing it simply because it will make you laugh. But, for quality film material, it just doesn’t take the cake.

 
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