The weekend before I came back to LU, I suggested to my boyfriend that we go see "The Green Hornet" in theaters. The previews were hilarious from what I'd seen, and we both like funny action movies.
The previews didn't disappoint. We both knew going in that it wasn't going to be an amazing action movie or anything, but more funny and slapstick-ish. We got tickets to see it in 3-D, so we were pretty excited.
Led by an all-star cast, the movie opens with 28-year-old Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) living his partying lifestyle in Los Angeles. His father, James Reid (Tom Wilkinson), is the publisher of the city's newspaper, The Daily Sentinel. And then tragedy strikes. Britt's life is suddenly changed after his father dies at their mansion from an allergic reaction to a bee sting. Britt is propelled from partygoer to publisher, heir to the Sentinel. Britt only keeps two staff member: The maid and Kato (Jay Chou), who is an expert martial artist and who worked on James's cars.
Teaming up, Britt and Kato first get wildly drunk and cut off the head of his father's statue at the cemetery. When they finish, they notice a couple being robbed. They rescue them, but the police accidentally mistake the good guys for the criminals! Kato and Britt manage to escape and begin to plot their scheme.
Together, they begin to wage war on the real criminals by acting like criminals. Kato perfects one of James's cars called Black Beauty, complete with multiple awesome weapons and gadgets. Along the way, they plan to take down Benjamin Chudnofsky (Christoph Waltz), a Russian mobster who is going through a middle-aged criminal career slump.
Britt begins to use The Daily Sentinel as a promotional for the so-called high-profile criminal "Green Hornet." He hires the gorgeous Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz) as his assistant and researcher, who is the object of both Britt and Kato's affections, and hilarious fights.
As the profile on The Green Hornet grows, the anxiety of both managing editor Mike Axford (Edward James Olmos) and District Attorney Frank Scanlon (David Harbour) steadily increases. Mike is worried about the paper and Britt, while Frank is concerned about his re-election campaign increases.
Those action scenes I mentioned? Hysterical. Britt and Kato are a hilarious team, and with Lenore getting involved it is even funnier. The gadgets and weapons on the cars are wickedly awesome, and seeing it in 3-D makes everything that much more mind-blowing. One of my favorites was the gas gun knocking out Britt, along with the flash drive disguised as sushi. The rest…well you'll have to check it out for yourself.
The film, in the last two weekends, has grossed almost $101 million; not bad for an estimated $120 million budget. I also loved that Seth Rogen was a co-writer on the whole thing; it made it even better.
I'd rank "The Green Hornet" 8 out of 10.
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