The Green Lantern (No Spoilers)

The Green Lantern (No Spoilers)

                Green Lantern has its high and lows but overall okay. The visual effects light up the screen and will make kids say wow. But even with a 200 million dollar production budget can help make this film near in the same league as films like The Dark Knight, Spiderman or Iron Man.  If you are looking for an escape for two hours and want to get lost in some of Hollywood’s newest line-up of attractive people in tight suits making big budget movies than this is for you.

            Here is the plot: In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But 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. 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 is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris, if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax... he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

            Basically my biggest complaints with the film were that it came off kind of dry at times and that Reynolds was in over his head on this film. Reynolds is a far better actor for comedies than big action movies like this one. His character Hal Jordan wasn’t all that interesting either compared to Tony Stark with his cockiness and snarky humor. It really felt like they hired a model to play a fighter pilot/ superhero instead of trying to make the character his own. I am a Ryan Reynolds fan but in this film not so much. Because this is the first film: it is a origin story and it really got hard to get into. It seemed like the effects and the cast were supposed to be the main sticking point but really the storyline suffered as a result. The flow of the film lacked throughout and at times (mainly the ending) came off a bit rushed. At the same time some of the things I didn’t like about the movie were also some of the things that kept me entertained (the cast, effects) for some reason. Martin Campbell who directed Casino Royale who you would think would use the same kind of grit and sophistication in this film but instead plays up to the kids and teenagers instead. Overall the Green Lantern had a lot on its plate to absorb but in the end comes up short but hey I guess it did well enough to already have a sequel possibly optioned. I’d wait to rent this one guys.

1.5 out of 4 stars.