The Green Hornet (Michel Gondry, 2011)

It now seems to be required of not only all actors but also directors, irrespective of background, to make at least one superhero or action film, and whilst Gondry, having displayed a predilection for the fantastical on several occasions, is not as baffling a choice as Branagh for Thor,  it's still disappointing to find him helming an adaptation of the second-rate character The Green Hornet, who is a sort of poor man's Batman. When the viewer is then saddled with the charmless Seth Rogen as the hero, who seems to mistake acting like a prick for raffishness, the signs are not good. Car chases, unimaginative shoot-ups, excruciating banter and painfully production-line plot developments are far too much for a pay cheque-motivated Christoph Waltz's quirky villain to counterbalance.

3/10