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Saturday, July 9, 2011

30 Second Movie Review:The Green Hornet

Netflix night,The Green Hornet.I have looked forward to this,despite almost no real knowledge of the character's exploits in any medium.The previews looked to be a good mix of action and comedy.

The mix is right,there is plenty of comedy,but counterbalanced by some good actiony type stuff,fights,car chases,etc.The problem lies in the characters.Britt Reid as played by Seth Rogen is a manchild with daddy issues who inherits his father's estate after his death.Early on you get the message that Britt is irresponsible,but as the movie goes on you realize he is also pretty much an unlikable asshole.Kato,his father's mechanic is also a character that I found kind of hard to like.They decide to join forces as crimefighters,posing as criminals(hmmm)after helping a couple being mugged.They run afoul of the city's crime lord,a crooked D.A. and uncover the truth about Britt's father's death.

This could have been way worse,so I can't complain too much,I just want to root for the good guys,and I just couldn't here.The Black Beauty is quite the car though,and the film looks really good..if only it had characters I could get behind.3 stars.

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