Seth Rogen stars as Britt Reid, son of a newspaper tycoon. Although well meaning, Britt hasn’t been able to impress his father, due to his womanizing, careless spending of the family wealth and not ever really achieving anything long-standing. 

When the patriarch(Tom Wilkinson), suddenly dies upon being stung, Britt inherits the media conglomerate to himself. After cleaning house of all former employees, Britt realizes one particular employee, Kato, is a lot more valuable than he had realized. Kato, a genius in engineering, has built a powerful, close-to-indestructible vehicle, equipped with enough gadgets to make James Bond drool!  So, Kato is rehired by Britt, and after they are successful in stopping an attack on someone, they decide to become a crime-fighting duo. However, their new angle will have them infiltrating the underworld, from within, pretending to be criminals.

What makes this crime-fighting team and the film so refreshing is the camaraderie between the two lead characters. Neither have superpowers, but wealth and ingenuity go along way. While there’s a lot of unbelievable stuff happening, the fact that these two characters, even being gifted with great wealth, in general, have been brought back down to earth, in a way making them more accessible than regular superheroes. 

The fact that their plans don’t tend to go as originally planned, is also a refreshing change from standard superhero films.  Rogen and Jay Chou(Kato) are great in their roles. While there’s not enough depth for Oscar consideration, that doesn’t mean their performances are lacking.  The chemistry between these two works wonderfully, and it’s the best thing about “THE GREEN HORNET.”  Christopher Waltz, as a villain named Chudnofsky, is unfortunately wasted. As with his role in the abysmal “WATER FOR ELEPHANTS,” his acting abilities can’t rise above a 2-dimenstional, predictable character.  But, again, the action and comedy compensate for the film’s various flaws, and make “THE GREEN HORNET” an entertaining escape, worth checking out.

SONY has provided a blu-ray3d presentation, equipped with the blu-ray3d, a 2d blu-ray, and also dvd.  Because SONY only chose to convert the film to 3d after it was originally filmed, “THE GREEN HORNET” lacks the creative flourish inherent in a well-made 3d native production.  Director Michel Gondry has lacked dazzling imagery in even his most “visionary” films, so the imagery of “THE GREEN HORNET,” lacks the depth one hopes for in a lavish looking 2d film, let alone a 3d conversion.  Numerous sequences that “could” look terrific in 3d, fail to impress at all!  In fact, most of the “GREEN HORNET,” in both the blu-ray3d and 2d blu-ray, looks flat! In “THE GREEN HORNET,” wherein there are plenty of explosions and shootouts should offer a fair amount of effects that jump off the screen, even if gimmicky. However, the blu-ray3d version of “THE GREEN HORNET” lacks any of the depth achieved even in notably inferior films like the blu-ray3d version of “PIRANHA.”  That film was lame, but at least it had some fun, gimmicky 3d effects! In “THE GREEN HORNET,” everything seems crowded and noisy.

The 2d blu-ray offers generally vibrant colors, albeit within a dull production design. The blu-ray3d version colors appear notably more restrained. Detail is fine on both blu-ray presentations, however with such a lifeless production design, it’s not too remarkable.  Compression problems are non-existent, and at regardless of the 3d limitations, at least “THE GREEN HORNET” is more entertaining and brighter in transfer quality than some other crappy 3d conversion blu-rays such as “THE LAST AIRBENDER.”

SONY has provided a DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix.  While the packaging promotes the 3d presentation as having a “3d optimized” mix, it’s not discernibly different than the DTS-HD MA 5.1 mix offered on the 2d blu-ray, at least when played at levels wherein neighbors aren’t complaining.  Both mixes offer an immersive experience, with plenty of panning/discrete and bass effects in virtually every scene of the film. In fact, it’s likely that some viewers will consider both mixes too noisy. The film’s pleasing but forgettable score is well balanced with the dialogue and layers of effects, none of which ever succumb to even the minutest fraction of distortion.  It’s a great mix.

SONY has offered extras on both blu-ray presentations.

An audio commentary with Rogen, Gondry, the iflm’s writer and producer, is often funny, offering their candid assessment of the film’s strengths and weaknesses.

3d storyboard comparisons run less than ten minutes, and while this is limited in its appeal, the actual “3d” presentation is more impressive here than the 3d content offered in the film!

A “Cutting room” option offers viewers the option of targeting their favorite scenes from the film and sharing them online. 

A “Deleted Scenes” section, offers nearly 30 minutes of cut moments, one of which is interesting but still not necessary. All are presented in 1080p (2d).

A gag reel, cast and crew interviews along with a variety of other featurettes and dvd, are also included.