My Green Lantern Review

My Green Lantern Review

Green Lantern is quickly becoming one of the most talked about comic book movies this year, so what did I make of it?

Review Opinion
By soundwave129 - Jun 19, 2011 07:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Green Lantern



Green Lantern looked interesting from the moment I saw the first trailer. After seeing recent TV spots and trailer my excitement mounted even higher. Then I read some of the reviews. The movie was supposed be awful, to be a terrible movie that made no sense and relied heavily on CGI. Last night, I finally got to see Green Lantern. It was stupid.

But it was stupid in a good way. It wasn't too complex, or boring, and it didn't over explain everything. It was good, mindless fun, like Iron Man 2, or Transformers. But sadly, the movie still suffers from it's fair share of flaws, chief of which is the CG effects. They looked like they were unfinished, as though they had been rushed through production too fast (this may be the case, I don't know). I nearly laughed when I saw bobble-headed Parallax for the first time, and don't even get me started on the terrible flying sequence on Oa. On the bright side, Oa looks fantastic. It's just amazing to look at this world that has been created, but we aren't given any time to explore it. The ring constructs were perfect, though, but maybe this was simply because they didn't require as much work as full on CG characters.

On to the acting. Ryan Reynolds is great as Hal Jordan. I was slightly worried when I saw him firing off one-liners in the trailer, but thankfully that's only for about twenty-five percent of the movie. For the rest of it, Reynolds IS Hal Jordan. Angela Basset is okay as Amanda Waller, but the character is really only in the movie for about fifteen minutes, so there's nothing particularly bad or good about her performance. Mark Strong is spectacular as Sinestro. He perfectly captures the essence of the character from the comics. At the end of the movie, the character does have an abrupt personality change, which makes no sense when compared to the after credits scene. Geoffrey Rush is good as both Tomar-Re and the slightly unnecessary Narrator, although his time as both is rather short. Michael Clarke Duncan is hilarious as Kilowog. The moment I heard he was going to be playing the character, I knew that Warner Brothers had found the right man for job, and I was right! Duncan brings the character right off the page, and also got the most laughs in the movie. On the other hand, you have Peter Sarsgaad as Hector Hammond, and Blake Lively as Carol Ferris, who are easily the worst performers in the movie. Sarsgaad's Hector Hammond, is stupid and unnecessarily over the top, as well as the fact that the only real role he serves in the plot is to bring Parallax to Earth. and Lively's Carol Ferris just to hard to be the traditional damsel in distress, but also be a capable character. So despite two horrid performances, most actor in Green Lantern do a good job.

The script had major problems. It can be funny, it can be good, but a lot of the time it just comes as cliched and campy. I felt like I was watching a 90's action flick at times! But other than the aforementioned problems, the script was just your standard movie script.

So all in all, Green Lantern is an enjoyable movie. It's stupid, it's cliched, but that's all part of what made it fun. So if you're a comic fan, or just in the mood for mindless fun, Green Lantern is the movie for you!

5/10
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TheDetectiveComicRises
TheDetectiveComicRises - 6/19/2011, 7:39 AM
I enjoyed it I think it will continue and become a solid franchise the reason it is being talked abotu hard by critics is because GL is actual a A-list Superhero and was excepted to do better as when B-list Superheroes come out and fail or is not all that good it is not as big as a deal.

However I think a GL 2 will happen and be even better.
CaptainDC
CaptainDC - 6/19/2011, 9:52 PM
Loved the movie, and like the review. People have to just enjoy it and realize that it's a fun movie, that needs a sequel
Pontificator
Pontificator - 6/20/2011, 6:24 PM
There is a fine line between a good movie and a great one – and this film flirted with that line but didn’t quite cross it. It couldn’t decide if it wanted to be story driven or a summer blockbuster. And while trying to be a blend of both, became neither and left me feeling like there should have been more. It was a good time that had all the potential to be a great time…see my full review at The Boxed Office.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 6/21/2011, 4:36 AM
Worth at least 7 out of 10

It should have been longer an more OA an the corps but I loved it much more than Fist Ass, at least we got some respect here!

Yeah fingers crossed for a epic sequel!
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