Green Lantern

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Green Lantern

PG-13

2011

1h 54m

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Adventure

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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Sworn to preserve intergalactic order, the Green Lantern Corps has existed for centuries. Its newest recruit, Hal Jordan, is the first human to join the ranks. The Green Lanterns have little regard for humans, who have thus far been unable to harness the powers of the ring each member wears. But Jordan, a gifted and cocky test pilot, may be the corps' only hope when a new enemy called Parallax threatens the universal balance of power.

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Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

01/22/2024

2/5

Whenever this Lantern returns to terra firma (too often), its imaginative flights are ground down under the Warner overlords’ demographic-pandering heels.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

04/02/2019

2.5/5

All the prancing about on a galaxy far far away where Hal [Ryan Reynolds] meets the other Green Lanterns, and the wise ancients, and a gigantic gruff sergeant-type who learns him his ropes is all a bit of a bore.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/08/2017

B-

Green Lantern is not a perfect movie, but it's fun to watch.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

10/14/2024

2/5

It is definitely going to need a strong detergent to get out the green grass stains from this drag of a start.

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Noah Berlatsky

Splice Today

08/22/2024

The moments of adequacy point to a better super-Reynolds future.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/29/2023

1.5/4

Overcoming a personal tragedy, defeating various villains, and discovering his powers with a trendy soundtrack to guide his way, Reynolds’ Hal Jordan is plain as can be, even offensive in an age where this genre has elevated itself with dynamic films...

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Tony

04/15/2022

I love the GL, this was an ok film.

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Vincent B

@tjjackson Jan 18

This movie was amazing, I loved it. The CGI was really good and the story between will and fear was great! The last fight was admitidly shorter than expected, but other than that I loved. I really don't understand the hate.

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Jan 11

Beyond goofy and not in a good way.

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James M

@Ironcola Jan 10

Critics always glorify what could have been. This is a 13 year comic book fans dream movie. It has the magic of the ring, the beauty of the Emerald suit and Battery from the comic pages. It has trial, suffering, failure, Heroism, comedy, and the beautiful girl along with the villain. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I love watching it over and over again. The wife and I are in our 50s and we both love it. It is one of the best films Ryan Reynolds has ever made and it along with his NPC character in the film Real Guy knock it out of the park for the 13 year old in everyone. Those who are hating on it either never loved comics and the imagination that they inspired or have let the light in their inner child expire. Bo and Missy forever. I love you Lissa and hope this immortalizes that love forever. Growing up with you and watching these things has been the greatest gift GOD could give second only to our family. With DVD we can relive that joy over and over at no additional charge.

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Jorge R

@jlrtechno Dec 21

Geez, the CGI is awful in Green Lantern. The movie is also boring. Thank goodness they didn’t continue with this.

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Michael A

@Tomato547 Dec 21

I don't know why people hated this movie. It was fine. People say the CGI was bad. It was alright. But I wouldn't say the movie was amazing. Just a 7/10 for me

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Synopsis

Sworn to preserve intergalactic order, the Green Lantern Corps has existed for centuries. Its newest recruit, Hal Jordan, is the first human to join the ranks. The Green Lanterns have little regard for humans, who have thus far been unable to harness the powers of the ring each member wears. But Jordan, a gifted and cocky test pilot, may be the corps' only hope when a new enemy called Parallax threatens the universal balance of power.

Director: Martin Campbell
Producer: Donald De Line, Greg Berlanti
Screenwriter: Greg Berlanti, Michael Green, Marc Guggenheim, Michael Goldenberg
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., DC Entertainment, De Line Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Violenc|Intense Seq. of Sci-Fi Action)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $116.6M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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