The “man-version” of Paris Hilton, Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) becomes the new publisher "The Daily Sentinel" after his father dies of a mysterious bee sting. Britt's carefree lifestyle changes when he and his father’s mechanic/barista (and kung fu expert), Kato (Jay Chou), stop an assault on two innocent bystanders. With the help of Kato, Britt starts a new career of fighting crime as the masked superhero "The Green Hornet" as they go through L.A. kicking criminal derriere…
When I think of superhero, Seth Rogen is not the actor that comes to mind to play them. He must have dropped a good 25 pounds for this role and I guess that helped the role. I grew up watching re-runs of The Green Hornet so I had a foundation to base all of the film on. I don’t think that anyone watching SHOULD do that, however. I think people should go into this film not knowing anything about the former Green Hornet…Kato is NO Bruce Lee and the “old” Green Hornet is much more serious than Rogen’s Version. Keep in mind that this film is a comedy and you will enjoy it. Oh yeah, Cameron Diaz is in this movie too….
Elementary Grading Scale: Progressing Satisfactorily
1-10: 6.5
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