Cinematical Review Wrap-Up: 'Green Hornet,' 'The Dilemma,' 'Barney's Version' & More!

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Welcome to the second weekend of the year! All filled up on those Oscar-hungry “platform” releases and the Nicolas Cage occult films? Good, because this weekend we get … a romantic comedy and an action hero flick. Oh, and Paul Giamatti as an obnoxious *******, which is always fun.

** ‘The Green Hornet’** – “Gets Rogen’s career as a superhero off to a good start, and proves that Gondry can make a movie that really synthesizes his handmade style with something polished enough to succeed in the mainstream.” – Todd Gilchrist (full review)

The Dilemma – “There are surprisingly few laughs in the film, and several scenes that were clearly intended to be straight-up serious, despite being built on a premise that only works if you don’t take it seriously.” – Eric D. Snider** (full review)**

Barney’s Version – “It’s the rare feature that can offend and charm at the same time, that can take a man who always plays the acerbic loser and make the same theme seem fresh.” – Monika Bartyzel (full review)

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