Green Lantern

January 2011

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Synopsis

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite, powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. When a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal's humanity is one weapon no member of the Corps has ever had, and if--with willpower, determination and the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively)--Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he will save the Earth and all of mankind from certain destruction. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action. © 2011 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. GREEN LANTERN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.

Reviews

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Leah Rozen

How many more of these superheroes can we take?

Richard Roeper

He's an ambiguously...heroic hero.

David Edelstein

Apart from having no particular reason to exist onscreen, especially at these prices, it's not half bad.

James Berardinelli

The result makes the movie seem assembled from bits and pieces of other superhero yarns rather than existing on a plane of its own.

Christopher Orr

The superhero genre is the home-court of the underdog, of skinny Peter Parkers and mutant outcasts, of heroes born from pain or ingenuity. In Green Lantern, the rich get richer.

Dana Stevens

Even by the standards of the current run of mediocre comic-book movies, this one stands out for its egregious shoddiness.

Critic reviews

Leah Rozen

How many more of these superheroes can we take?

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Richard Roeper

He's an ambiguously...heroic hero.

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David Edelstein

Apart from having no particular reason to exist onscreen, especially at these prices, it's not half bad.

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James Berardinelli

The result makes the movie seem assembled from bits and pieces of other superhero yarns rather than existing on a plane of its own.

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Christopher Orr

The superhero genre is the home-court of the underdog, of skinny Peter Parkers and mutant outcasts, of heroes born from pain or ingenuity. In Green Lantern, the rich get richer.

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Dana Stevens

Even by the standards of the current run of mediocre comic-book movies, this one stands out for its egregious shoddiness.

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Tom Long

As a disjointed rumble in the cosmos, it's both too much and too little, and too dorky looking. In this case, Green means stop.

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User reviews

Jon Thompson October 17, 2013

Great. People talk a lot of crap about this movie because I think it wasn't good but I think it was a great movie like all the other superhero movies. I have no complaints just a few 1 they should have not made it more into a comedy because the actor who plays Green Lantern is in comedy person 2 this should have been a lot more action a lot more fighting but go figure it's the first Green Lantern movie and it was just all about finding out who Green Lantern is and if you can use hi but still good.

Sarah Perkins March 21, 2013

Nice try, but still a failure It seems like the filmakers had so many ideas they wanted to present, that they really didn't know how to fit everything in. Many mini plotlines fall short and to the wayside, while the main plot is what suffers the most. The cgi looked very rushed. Considering this is a movie that would have to rely heavily on special effects for the storytelling, you would have thought they could have spent a little more time to at least try to make it look good. The acting came off as stale as well.

A Google User January 13, 2014

Great, fun movie! A lot of purists, and anti social "movie critics", are really keeping you from seeing a cool, fun flick! Worth a watch, just let yourself be a kid!

Brad Woosley July 20, 2013

Decent action, rushed plot I don't understand the bad reviews on this, good movie, not the best but definitely watchable and fun.

A Google User November 29, 2011

Good Movie....especially for a buck It wont be a dollar for long, I recommend this movie especially at this price. I had never seen this before and thought it was pretty good, especially if you take into account what a complex story it was to fit in under 2 hours. It's not the best super hero movie you'll ever see, but it's entertaining, a good length and the price is right. Enjoy.

A Google User November 24, 2011

Amazing Kept true to comic books as much as it could given how much Hollywood wants to Glam things up. Very cool movie! Worth the rental. Amazing effects!

A Google User November 26, 2011

Severely disappointed A major disaster that is untrue to its source material and a disappointment as a movie itself. Ryan Reynolds was a terrible choice to say the least.

Tyler Mac August 7, 2014

What.... Warner Bros, and most of all DC.... What were you guys thinking when you made this film...? He was a terrible choice for the character. Lots of plots holes. Character play for the villain was just plain awful. Acting was eh so so. Most of all the plot line was a huge disappointment and a failure to us DC fans.

A Google User November 26, 2011

could have been better I heard the movie was crappy, but I enjoy it could have been better but still need a little better graphic and the story line was good.

A Google User July 25, 2014

Descent Not horrendous, but not fantastic. Ryan Reynolds is tolerable. End seemed rushed, but its a good fun movie, and its was $0.99 so I got no complaints.

A Google User November 24, 2011

Not bad Entertaining movie. Thought some parts were rushed. Overall its good

Chance Philippe March 9, 2014

Ok it's not that great, not bad either. It's an introduction to Green Lantern really. Best viewed in Extended Cut version where you see him as a child and not just in flashbacks. Ryan Reynolds did good, but it was Parallax's "cloud" that I can't accept and why Sinestro wore the Yellow Ring without further explanation. It should've been done in the last part of the sequel. I hope GL gets to have follow up movie. Don't reboot. I forgive the first one, do it better in the second one.

Marcelo Garcia May 24, 2014

Underrated The problem is this isn't the best Lantern movie WB could have made but was a lot of fun and somewhat true to the books. Problem is people saw The Mask in '95 so they thought this was ripping that off and critics don't know the character. Not sure why the Greeks hated it as well. It's also disgusting that this movie has a lower rating than Catwoman!

Jonah Penney May 2, 2014

Don't hate on him Green lantern really isn't that bad of a superhero. I personally think he is one of the coolest superheroes. He has a really cool personality and suit and what not. Sure he's a little awkward but seriously stop hating him.

Ramo Zaid August 29, 2014

I'm a man of few words horrible horrendous terrible boring now this comment only applies to real DC fans! Rushed,potholes haha?

Robert Hernandez June 10, 2014

Disappointed The characters were forced. It felt like they were just not getting the parts. Only k moments were when the costume wasn't on like when he chatted with his nephew. And -I know this is nitpicking- but a villain initiating a legitimate attack on the earth should have been a bit larger. It appears huge in space then diminished significantly on the planet PLEASE make a "do over"!

A Google User November 30, 2011

Lame Corn-ball alien, too much CGI, bad casting (except the hot chick), weak plot, cliche moral...

A Google User December 4, 2011

Thumbs up I don't care what anyone says. This it's a great treatment of the GLC. Too bad the villain was lame and Hal's first outing as GL was goofy.

Matthew Scur March 30, 2014

Great action hero movie. Was hoping to see a sequel of this one. Not really a comic book buff, but I really like the coming of age or starter movies for heroes. I always like to see how they discover their identity. If you think that it's campy, well it is. It's about a super hero, not a documentary film. Super heroes are our interpretation on how we would right wrongs in a perfectly imperfect world. A good action flick nonetheless.

A Google User December 19, 2011

Horrible Sound Quality The movie deserves 4 stars IMO but the quality of the audio is just horrendous. The nurses in the ER told us to turn the movie down (on my Xoom) because we had the volume all the way up to understand anything that was being said. Hooking my Xoom up to my Samsung HDTV via HDMI did not improve the audio quality at all. If your able to watch this movie via on-demand or a similar service I would recommend it.

Cast and credits

Actors	Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Basset, Tim Robbins
Producers	Donald De Line, Greg Berlanti
Director	Martin Campbell
Writers	Greg Berlanti, Michael Greene, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Goldenberg

Additional information

Rotten tomatoes® score

26%

Audio language

English (Stereo)

Rental period

Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.

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Run time

113 minutes

Rating

PG-13

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