Calum Gilchrist
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Review: The Green Hornet
14 Jan
There have been a lot of comic book films now. My favourites are probably Kick-Ass, The Watchmen and Christopher Nolan’s Batman films. I really like the new-found maturity of comic book films as it’s allowing some really nice super hero films to get through.
Seth Rogen is really great. If he likes a project he’ll do everything he can to stick with it. The Green Hornet had a very tumultuous production. It was passed around quite a few writers and directors but finally came through with Michel Gondry. Once Michel had got Seth on board it made life easier as Seth actually is also a writer, so he assisted in writing some of the scenes, which to me seems like a really interesting thing for an actor to do. I really enjoyed Seth Rogen in the film, he’s funny and lots of nice little quips that you don’t see coming, overall just a fun performance.
The story was interesting although not entirely unique, but it’s harder and harder to do that. Christoph Waltz was really interesting as the villain, he had this sort of timid feel around him, but he was still a badass.
I found Green Hornet really really enjoyable. It wasn’t the finest superhero film I’ve seen but it’s definitely not the worst, feels like a good Comic based film to start the year off, as we have Thor, Green Lantern and Captain America to look forward to, and maybe some others. I’d recommend this film if you like Seth Rogen and you just want a few hours of fun and entertainment. The action sequences are quite good as well.
Green Hornet 3/5
