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Not Terrible + Not Great = Save Your Money
PostedJanuary 17, 2011
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Is it just me, or is anyone else thoroughly exhausted with Seth Rogen's Expert A-Hole schtick?
Granted, he does it very well--maybe TOO well--but unfortunately he's the worst part about this otherwise mildly entertaining film.
After an absolutely hilarious early sequence between James Franco and Christoph Waltz, any comic subtlety or nuances that you may anticipate afterward are instead replaced by disappointing, sophmoric and uninspired comedy/action with characters who aren't just flawed personalities, but annoyingly flawed with little evidence of significant change by the end.
Additionally, anyone who can identify with the actual experiences of the Kato played by Bruce Lee in the 60s television series will be left wondering, "Has anything really changed in the last half century? Though the current film update directly deals with the issue of the unappreciated (and non-white) sidekick, the film's writers never truly add anything of value to the notion of the rich white guy getting all the credit while the hired help does 99% of the work. If there was some tongue-in-cheek concerning Taiwanese star Jay Chou's mechanical genius and kick-ass-ed-ness over Rogen's ignorant ineptitude, I missed it. Is that the sound of Bruce Lee turning over in his grave?
Lastly, I couldn't imagine why anyone would shell out the extra duckets for a 3D experience of a frustratingly mediocre film.
It's a great Netflix watch. Until then, save your time and money. There will be plenty of opportunties to see full-screen previews of 'Thor' and 'Sucker Punch,' movies that--at least initially--seem to satisfy the halfway intelligent and discerning super hero fanboy/girl Nerd Herd.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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