The Green Hornet rekalled...

The Green Hornet is a modern retelling of the classic radio serial of a "super hero" and his supremely talented partner. Even though I am well versed in the super hero universe I am not too familiar with the Green Hornet, the extent of my knowledge is that Bruce Lee's big western break many years ago before becoming the world famous martial arts master. The history of this particular incarnation had a long and troubled road to fruition. Written by and staring Seth Rogen, it definitely had his stamp all over it with his standard improv like comedic sensibilities. Combined with Rogen's style of performance and writing was Michel Gondry as the director whose own unique visual style had peaked my interested. My expectations were rather low for this film going in and I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed it. Not a great film but enjoyable. The crowd that I saw it with seemed to enjoy it thoroughly, a real crowd pleaser. Despite only having a few fleeting moments of Michel Gondry's quirky style which I was hoping for, I still enjoyed the Rogeness of the film. What I think I enjoyed most or noticed at least was the constant use of of screen dubbing of comments. I am not sure if they added them to speed up or enhance the film but I enjoyed it and it helped me enjoy it even more. Jay Chou holds up his end in the action department as Kato but I had difficulty understanding what he said but Seth Rogen covered up it up with exposition. Overall an interesting film that isn't a perfect mix but an enjoyable blend of talents that you wouldn't expect to work together in the first place but is still fun.