The Green Hornet.

OK, this is becoming slightly ridiculous.
I've been to this one nearly a month ago...
But I need to keep at it, especially when it's worth it.

Because when going into this I wasn't really sure I wanted to see this movie. I was taken by a sort of boredom of superheroes movies. There are just too many now. It doesn't quite feel as exiting as it used to be when X-Men, Spiderman were yet to come out.
Also, I'm quite a fan of Michel Gondry's work, but there's always a worry when a director with his background moves into Hollywood action flicks. Will he keep his personnality? Will his style fit action scenes? So I was bored and worried.

Yet, in that negative mindset, the movie was good enough that it won me over!

So it doesn't reinvent the genre in anyway, but everything it does works.
The humour works, the buddy movie side works (Seth Rogen & Jay CHou are very well cast in their respective roles) and the action certainly works.
It's all done in a tongue in cheek fashion that makes the whole thing light-hearted and yet with a few more gritty things to keep you on your toes.

So you could argue that some characters are very under-written, yet the movie is resolutely centered on its title duo, so I'd think it's a conscious choice.
You could argue that the story is unsurprising, yet it's well built and provides enough set pieces that feel right in their place.
But it's all done with a honesty that makes it all OK.
And there are a few shots (Kato vision, splitscreen tracking shots) that are truly great moments.

I would compare it to Ironman: sure, it's a product, but it's a good one. One that doesn't make you feel dirty enjoying it.
Although I will always wish to have seen Stephen Chow's version, Gondry's version is worth seing.