The Green Hornet 3D (12A)

The Green Hornet 3D (12A)

Release: Out Now

Director: Michel Gondry

Cast: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cristoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz

Leaving the corporate studio evil of retrofitting aside, 3D can add real depth to a film. However, The Green Hornet 3D (note, 3D is compulsory) uses the technology to no greater effect than to show two bottle tops soar across the screen (seriously). The only thing this 3D adds to the viewing experience is £3.00.

That said, even the most underused third dimension can be forgiven if the film’s content is worth the extra expenditure.

It’s not.

Crucially, the central protagonist, Britt Reid / The Green Hornet (Rogen) is wholly unlikeable, spending most of his time shouting and trying to bully us into believing he is a lead man. The script is more 2D than the 3D, with dire dialogue, muddy motivations and a criminal underwriting of a support cast who should have had far more impact. Stale after half an hour, Kick Ass covered the same ground but did it 3 stars better.

Rating: 2/5