The Green Hornet

THE GREEN HORNET (2011) - Jan. 22, 2011
A fun, if somewhat slight superhero film about a party-animal millionaire whose dad dies, and who then decides to take on a crime-fighting persona.  Stylishly directed by Michel Gondry, the film was not without its problems -- Christoph Waltz made for a completely ineffectual villain, as seemingly all of his scenes were played for laughs; the lengthy fake break-up between Seth Rogen and Jay Chou seemed completely unneccessary (and certainly didn't need to go on for as long as it did); the final action sequence overstayed its welcome a bit -- but Rogen and Chou had good chemistry, and the film was entertaining throughout, even if it played out more like an Apatowian bromance than a typical superhero film.  ***