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The Green Hornet

Overview


Genre :

Superhero, Action, Adventure

Release Date :

January 14, 2011

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Michel Gondry

Starring :

Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, Tom Wilkinson, David Harbour, Taylor Cole

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

1.5 of 4

“..we get a stand-off, an ungainly stop-and-start compromise between action and comedy..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
“..rowdy, irreverent specs, delivering the goods for a punchy 3D breakout..”
by Peter Debruge [Variety]
“..obsolete technology, handmade special effects and the trappings of early modernism..”
by Andrew O'Hehir [Salon.com]
2 of 4

“..mindless repetition of action clichés exceeds the point of saturation..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : C+

“..it's a strange, shapeless, rarely satisfying..”
by Keith Phipps [AV Club]
1.5 of 4

“..is more about running gags than plot or character..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
3 of 4

“..irreverent, immensely likable entertainment, though, feels of the moment..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
1.5 of 4

“..hard to think of a more mystifying mismatch of filmmaker and material..”
by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
2 of 5

“..doesn't have a sting..”
by William Thomas [Empire Magazine]
“..colorless, numbing and sluggishly paced..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
“..bright and loaded with pop culture references..”
by Pete Hammond [Boxoffice Magazine]
2 of 4

“..a throwback to a simpler, less synthetic analog age done in digital style..”
by Peter Keough [Boston Phoenix]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Tim Robey [Daily Telegraph]
Reviewed by Michael Rechtshaffen [Hollywood Reporter]

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