Superhero as jackass. Hollywood is so closed, so... "insider" these days its movies have a generic, dreary sameness. They're also substandard from cinema product we're accustomed to. There was a time Hollywood film had vitality and power - the age of film noir, the '20s when directors moved film away from three or four reels of melodrama to blockbuster. The '70s small-budget masterpieces...
For movies like this, the film industry should open its doors to ex-soldiers, former FBI agents - anyone who has real experience with danger and grace under pressure. It's impossible to become involved in throwaway "heroics" by a paunchy frat-house dope, produce of affluence and nepotism.
Other reviewers here have noted the "Hornet's" misogyny and sloth. What more can we expect from Hollywood today? It films what it knows.
For movies like this, the film industry should open its doors to ex-soldiers, former FBI agents - anyone who has real experience with danger and grace under pressure. It's impossible to become involved in throwaway "heroics" by a paunchy frat-house dope, produce of affluence and nepotism.
Other reviewers here have noted the "Hornet's" misogyny and sloth. What more can we expect from Hollywood today? It films what it knows.