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THE GREEN HORNET (2011)Movie Reviews
Action comedy about a man who is a newspaper publisher by day, but suits up as a superhero at night to fight crime with his trusty sidekick. Cast:Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Tom WilkinsonDirector:Michel GondryRelease Date:January 14, 2011DVD Release:May 3, 2011From:Columbia PicturesRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 48 minIn 3D
The Green Hornet (2011) played to fair reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Roger Moore wrote in the Orlando Sentinel, "A violent, clumsy, jokey, badly-plotted and miscast mess... an epic miscalculation." • And Peter Travers wrote in Rolling Stone, "...doesn't suck. But don't expect it to hang together either, what with the clashing tones and melting logic. Rogen doesn't make much of an action hero..." More Reviews Below...
The Green Hornet (2011) Positive Reviews (49 Reviews, reviews below)
Alynda Wheat, People: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...often funny... fumbles the question of whether to play it straight or campy. One thing's certain: Chou doesn't need to be anyone's sidekick anymore."(See all of Alynda Wheat's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 139 words, 01/13/11
Richard Corliss, Time: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "Director Gondry keeps things cruising and exploding, while Rogen attends to the rowdy humor. The mix is not nearly classic but is congenial enough..."(See all of Richard Corliss's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 506 words, 01/14/11
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: WEAK(cg) "...a surprisingly generic, bombastic action movie.... glass shards and bullet casings and flames flying at the screen, but nothing that ever pierces the heart or mind."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 709 words, 01/13/11
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "If unmodulated decibel level and childish, dorkish energy alone could lower a city's crime rate, then consider the cartoon bad guys of cartoon Los Angeles flattened."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 509 words, 01/14/11
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: MODERATE(cg) "...doesn't suck. But don't expect it to hang together either, what with the clashing tones and melting logic. Rogen doesn't make much of an action hero..."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 542 words, 01/21/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...a movie with nothing to be about.... pointless dialogue scenes going nowhere much too slowly, and then pointless action scenes going everywhere much too quickly."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 01/13/11
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: MODERATE(cg) "...mediocre, forgettable filmmaking... more likely to favor catatonia over concentration as the mindless repetition of action clichés exceeds the point of saturation."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 953 words, 01/13/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...the dull commercial imperatives of the genre overpower both Gondry's homespun surrealist wit and Mr. Rogen's coarse, anarchic humor."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 872 words, 01/14/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: VERY GOOD(cg) "...irreverently funny... a vibe so casual you half expect star Seth Rogen to amble off screen and put his feet up on the seat next to you."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 381 words, 01/14/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...features mumblecore heroics... Why not, they must have thought, bring in a hero who not only doesn't have any superpowers but also is a bumbling and ineffectual fool?"(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 640 words, 01/14/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...an overblown, interminable and unfunny update (in badly added 3-D) of the long-running '30s radio show and short-lived '60s TV series."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 456 words, 01/14/11
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "Michel Gondry's action comedy at least has the nerve to seek out more comedy than action.... [but] it's too much. Too numbing. Too coy. And ultimately too violent."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 667 words, 01/14/11
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: MODERATE "...likable, and a refreshing change from the heavy, angst-ridden superhero pictures... doesn't seem worth the outrageous 3-D-glasses surcharge."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 462 words, 01/17/11
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR(cg) "...a movie with nothing to be about.... pointless dialogue scenes going nowhere much too slowly, and then pointless action scenes going everywhere much too quickly."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 555 words, 01/13/11
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...provides a half-hour's worth of mildly entertaining travesty before collapsing in a clamor of bombastic action sequences and lame wisecracks."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 601 words, 01/12/11
Liam Lacey, Toronto Globe & Mail: WEAK(cg) "...feels less like the promised irreverent take on the superhero genre, and more like the latest iteration of the 'Rush Hour' movies."(See all of Liam Lacey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 712 words, 01/14/11
Dan Kois, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Well done, Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry. You made a superhero movie for people who thought 'The Dark Knight' needed to lighten up."(See all of Dan Kois's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 905 words, 01/14/11
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: WEAK(cg) "Hard to think of a more mystifying mismatch of filmmaker and material.... plot mechanics overwhelm Gondry, who fails to put his stamp on the material..."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 406 words, 01/14/11
Tom Horgen, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...fresh, funny and a bewildering surprise.... Now, a note on the 3-D. It's good.... a buddy comedy with actual emotion."(See all of Tom Horgen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 677 words, 01/14/11
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There are some nice bits... But the story falls apart, while Gondry ratchets up the silly action so far over the top the structure of the film can't support it."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 585 words, 01/14/11
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: WEAK(cg) "...a tone-deaf dud and a curious, soulless misstep for one of the most innovative directors around. That would be Michel Gondry..."(See all of Chris Vognar's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 383 words, 01/14/11
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "It's off-putting, rude, misshapen, and more often than not hysterically funny. The second half, sadly, is an ear-splitting train wreck."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 909 words, 01/14/11
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "True fans of the business-suited vigilante are not going to be pleased.... Devout fans of Seth Rogen are going to laugh their masks off.... aims for flat-out, frat-boy farce."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 574 words, 01/14/11
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: POOR(cg) "There's nothing here but a concept and a marketing and merchandising strategy, at the center of which somebody - oh, no - had to come up with an actual movie."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 720 words, 01/14/11
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: MODERATE(cg) "...a weird misfire; not terrible but certainly not very good and not particularly interesting.... sporadically funny but more often plodding."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 445 words, 01/14/11
Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: VERY GOOD(cg) "...takes a humorous and largely entertaining approach to the crime-fighting saga.... What it has going for it is a headlong energy that gets it over the speed bumps."(See all of Calvin Wilson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 298 words, 01/14/11
Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: POOR(cg) "...the action is often too frenetic to make any impression.... another movie giving 3-D a bad name, with too few in-your-lap effects to make the extra ticket price worthwhile."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 532 words, 01/13/11
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: VERY GOOD(cg) "...exciting and intentionally goofy... Gondry keeps spinning the giddy fun, including an impressive 3D upconversion -- the best I've seen... irreverent, immensely likable..."(See all of Rene Rodriguez's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 720 words, 01/14/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
J. Hoberman, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...provides a half-hour's worth of mildly entertaining travesty before collapsing in a clamor of bombastic action sequences and lame wisecracks."(See all of J. Hoberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 601 words, 01/12/11
Josh Tyler, Cinema Blend: EXCELLENT(cg) "...packed with fun gadgets and crazy visual effects... as much a comedy as it is an action movie... one of the all too rare modern movies which manages to be both."(See all of Josh Tyler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 716 words, 01/13/11
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "...the usual numbing, postmodern pastiche... Put on a pair of 3D glasses and it's like watching 118 minutes of noisy trailers from underneath a thin, dark blanket."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 566 words, 01/13/11
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Jay Chou's struggles with English hamper the bromance side of the story and the noisy car chases of the last act seem to go on forever..."(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 619 words, 01/19/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...the dull commercial imperatives of the genre overpower both Gondry's homespun surrealist wit and Mr. Rogen's coarse, anarchic humor."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 872 words, 01/14/11
David Denby, New Yorker: POOR "...the first out-and-out bore of the year.... The movie is a sealed chamber of deja vu moments.... a devastating exposure of Rogen's limitations as a performer."(See all of David Denby's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 956 words, 01/17/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...features mumblecore heroics... Why not, they must have thought, bring in a hero who not only doesn't have any superpowers but also is a bumbling and ineffectual fool?"(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 640 words, 01/14/11
Dana Stevens, Slate: WEAK "...wants to be something other than a dumb big 3-D superhero movie, but for whatever reason: market pressure, writerly indiscipline, lack of imagination? -- it just can't."(See all of Dana Stevens's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 850 words, 01/13/11
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: VERY GOOD "...a blast... an endearing mix of comedy and comicbook shorthand... manages to be self-aware... without crossing into self-deflating wink-wink territory."(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,006 words, 01/11/11
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "Too often the dialogue has a habit of commenting on what has just happened in the previous scene, effectively stopping the action cold every time."(See all of Michael Rechtshaffen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 607 words, 01/12/11
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...features mumblecore heroics... Why not, they must have thought, bring in a hero who not only doesn't have any superpowers but also is a bumbling and ineffectual fool?"(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 640 words, 01/14/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...the dull commercial imperatives of the genre overpower both Gondry's homespun surrealist wit and Mr. Rogen's coarse, anarchic humor."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 872 words, 01/14/11
23.1 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
The Green Hornet (2011)'s reviews are separated by an average 23.1 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:The Green Hornet (2011)'s reviews cover 97.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 30,112 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 614 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
The Green Hornet (2011) Coverage, Volume & Length (49 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 0.6 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
The Green Hornet (2011)'s reviews on average broke 0.6 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is The Green Hornet (2011)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
The Green Hornet (2011) (49 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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