Okay, maybe not a 10, but have to cancel out some of the bitter, boring people on here who give it a 1 and call it the worst movie ever. Hardly. Get a sense of humor! It was a fun film, a lighthearted view of what a superhero would probably be like in the sort-of-real world. Britt is the anti-batman. Yes he wants to help people, but he also just loves how cool it is to be a superhero, and all the stuff he can do. And he thinks he's better than he is, which is his fatal flaw. Some people find that annoying, but face it, we all know guys just like this, and if put in that situation, they might react just like Britt does. Takes credit when things go well, blames others when not, but always needs the help of others and is generally a fun person. If you Britt to be Bruce Wayne or Clark Kent, you won't be happy. But if you accept that he's NOT those people and isn't supposed to be, then you'll get it. Then you have the villain. Again, a lighthearted view of what might turn a crime boss crazy like so many supervillains in comics seem to be. Anyway, back to the film itself. Please don't hold the original radio show or the TV show up as some holy grail. They were both cheesy too, just in a take themselves more seriously kind of way. None of this is real, there is no comic book legacy to adhere to. The Green Hornet was and still is a ripoff/spoof of other more successful properties, and while I don't often like the comedy treatment of these remakes, this one works. Sure, you knew the badguy twist early on, sure you know that the GH and Kato won't get killed in any fight, etc. But the ride is fun, and the film is not generic. My wife and I both enjoyed it.
Review of The Green Hornet
