"THE GREEN HORNET"-
What would a traditional superhero film look and sound like written by two dispassionate stoners? Well, we get our answer with "The Green Hornet," a listless adaptation of the comic-book character that originated in the 30's and reached TV fame in the 60's.
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Seth Rogen stars and co-writes with Evan Goldberg, yet mostly the film has a familiar, mechanical feel to it, all the more surprising given that Michel Gondry ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotles Mind", "The Science of Sleep") directs. A canny, witty conclusion only underlines the slack indifference of the previous two hours. [C]
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"DRIVE ANGRY"-
Like a schlubby, supernatural version of "Death Proof," the witless "Drive Angry" couldn't summon enough guilty low-rent thrills to fill five minutes, much less a feature-length running-time.
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Nicolas Cage plays a demon escaped, back on Earth to avenge his daughter's death, yet conceptually, the film renders its lead character as an immortal, deliberate bore, leaving the quips to William Fitchner, another demon whose role in the matter seems inconclusive. In the end, "Drive Angry" is a film that thinks it's a lot more fun than it actually is. [D]
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