Green Lantern

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Green Lantern

PG-13

Released Jun 17, 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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Critics Consensus

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

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

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

Rated: 2/5

Jan 22, 2024

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

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.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 2, 2019

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

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

Rated: B-

Sep 8, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

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

Rated: 2/5

Oct 14, 2024

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Noah Berlatsky

Splice Today

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

Aug 22, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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...

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 29, 2023

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Tony

I love the GL, this was an ok film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/15/22

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Miles F

CGI was really impressive in the film, but everything else was just decent

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Kevin R

I wish I could recommend it but it’s a decent time killer. CGI is excellent they just had ugly designs from the start.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Nuno A

I know people heavily criticize and even make fun of this movie, but I honestly thought it was very well done, and at a minimum, it had legs to have a sequel, which was well setup.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Megan V

Cheesy and predicable without any creative spins on the typical superhero tropes, but still entertaining with some good heart-strong moments.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Rob A

This was not a good movie, it just wasn't. But Blake Lively was at the absolute peak of her "desireability"; I felt like I was looking at Marilyn Monroe. Reynolds and Saarsgard were just fine and the effects were OK - if you enjoy the genre you probably won't hate it. It was just very far fetched and even silly at times. Green Lantern, perhaps like Aquaman, simply may not be the best superhero for live action.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/15/25

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Martin Campbell

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Ryan Reynolds

Hal Jordan

Blake Lively

Carol Ferris

Peter Sarsgaard

Hector Hammond

Mark Strong

Sinestro

Tim Robbins

Senator Hammond

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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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