"The Green Hornet" trailer is here, and here's a surprise: It's not terrible.
There's been a certain air of bad luck, skepticism and schadenfreude around the Sony superhero film that's not really about a superhero.
That is to say, the Green Hornet always seemed like a genre bridge too far. The Hornet himself isn't even from a comic book — he's the product of an old-time radio program, like his great-uncle, the Lone Ranger (true). And he has no superpowers to speak of.
And though this vigilante might be from the 1930s, his story sounds familiar: Rich playboy, throwing his life and talents away — until a catastrophic event forces him to rethink his path …
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In lieu of supernatural ability, uses technology development and guile to best the bad guys … ?
Let's just say the similarities are many, and they are stark.
Still, there's something just this side of likeable about …