The Silver Screen

New "Green Hornet" movie doesn't fly

Despite a popular brand, director, screenwriting team and cast, "Green Hornet" couldn't be saved from crashing into a big mess.

The new "Green Hornet" movie brings together almost a dream team of elements - a popular pedigree, a standout director, a screenwriting team that's written some quality films, and even a highly likable cast. Unfortunately, all of these elements add up to only a very small fraction of the sum of their parts. The movie's just a huge mess. Michel Gondry, who made the best American film of the 2000s thus far ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") is the director, Seth Rogen is the titular star and also wrote the movie, along with writing partner Evan Goldberg (the two co-wrote "Superbad"). The Green Hornet character began life as part of radio serials in the 1930s, but is best known as a 1960s TV show. In the new movie, Rogen is the Hornet…