(Synopsis) Playboy Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) becomes the new publisher of Los Angeles' "The Daily Sentinel" after the sudden death of his father. Britt's party life is about to change when he and his driver and kung fu expert, Kato (Jay Chou), stop a robbery. Britt gets an idea how he can finally do something meaningful with his life. Britt gets Kato to build "The Black Beauty," an indestructible car with every weapon a car can hold. With the help of Kato, Britt starts a new career of fighting crime as the masked superhero "The Green Hornet".
(My Comment) The first thing about this version of the Green Hornet is that it was written as a comedy. Why they did that is beyond me. The storyline of the Green Hornet as a masked superhero was fine without changing it. The movie opens with a fascinating, but silly storyline. The evil villain Chudnofsky, played by Christoph Waltz, is the criminal mastermind. This part will only make you laugh, because he tries to make himself scary, and if you are not scared of him, he will kill you. The movie gets going once Britt and Kato join forces to fight crime. However, there is a competition between them for the attentions of Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz), Britt's secretary. But Cameron's role was only a small part. The best scenes were those with the cars and gadgets used by Kato. The storyline seems lacking, but as a comedy, you will laugh during the movie. (6/10)
(My Comment) The first thing about this version of the Green Hornet is that it was written as a comedy. Why they did that is beyond me. The storyline of the Green Hornet as a masked superhero was fine without changing it. The movie opens with a fascinating, but silly storyline. The evil villain Chudnofsky, played by Christoph Waltz, is the criminal mastermind. This part will only make you laugh, because he tries to make himself scary, and if you are not scared of him, he will kill you. The movie gets going once Britt and Kato join forces to fight crime. However, there is a competition between them for the attentions of Lenore Case (Cameron Diaz), Britt's secretary. But Cameron's role was only a small part. The best scenes were those with the cars and gadgets used by Kato. The storyline seems lacking, but as a comedy, you will laugh during the movie. (6/10)