STUDIO: Columbia Pictures
RATING: PG-13
GENRE: Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
DIRECTOR: Michel Gondry
CAST: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Cristoph Waltz, Tom Wilkinson
PLOT: Britt Reid is the son of LA’s most prominent and respected media magnate and perfectly happy to maintain a directionless existence on the party scene – until his father mysteriously dies, leaving Britt his vast media empire.
Striking an unlikely friendship with one of his father’s more industrious and inventive employees, Kato, they see their chance to do something meaningful for the first time in their lives: fight crime.
But in order to do this, they decide to become criminals themselves – protecting the law by breaking it, Britt becomes the vigilante The Green Hornet as he and Kato hit the streets.The Green Hornet and Kato quickly start making a name for themselves, and with the help of Britt’s new secretary, Lenore Case, they begin hunting down the man who controls LA’s gritty underworld: Benjamin Chudnofsky. But Chudnofsky has plans of his own: to swat down The Green Hornet once and for all.
COMMENTS: This movie is based on a popular 70's TV series, starring Bruce Lee as Kato, and should appeal to both teens and adults who were fans of the original series.
WHAT TO EXPECT: A superhero comedy that will pull in teens. It contains some off-color jokes, sexual innuendo, and alcohol-fueled partying.
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THE DILEMMA
STUDIO: Universal Studios
RATING: PG-13
GENRE: Comedy
DIRECTOR: Ron Howard
CAST: Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Kevin James, Vince Vaughn
PLOT: Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny (Vaughn) and happily married Nick (James) have been friends for a long time. Now partners in an auto design firm, the two pals are vying to land a dream project that would launch their company. With Ronny's girlfriend, Beth (Connelly), and Nick's wife, Geneva (Ryder), by their sides, they're unbeatable. But Ronny's world is turned upside down when he inadvertently sees Geneva out with another man and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves his world into comic mayhem, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, with the clock ticking and pressure mounting on the biggest presentation of their careers, Ronny must decide how and when he will reveal the truth to his best friend.
COMMENTS: Comedy about friendship and infidelity that revolves around a relatively mature concept.
WHAT TO EXPECT: Lots of scenes focusing on honesty, integrity, and who's sleeping with whom, as well as plenty of slapstick laughs and improbable situations to keep the film from getting too heavy.
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