Green Lantern (2011)
Average Rating: 4.6/10
Reviews Counted: 225
Fresh: 59 | Rotten: 166
Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology.
Average Rating: 4.3/10
Critic Reviews: 43
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 35
Noisy, overproduced, and thinly written, Green Lantern squanders an impressive budget and decades of comics mythology.
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Movie Info
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
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Cast
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Ryan Reynolds
Green Lantern, Hal Jord... -
Blake Lively
Carol Ferris -
Peter Sarsgaard
Dr. Hector Hammond, Hec... -
Mark Strong
Sinestro -
Tim Robbins
Senator Hammond -
Jay O Sanders
Carl Ferris -
Taika Waititi
Tom Kalmaku -
Angela Bassett
Dr. Amanda Waller, Dr. ... -
Mike Doyle
Jack Jordan -
Nick Jandl
Jim Jordan -
Dylan James
Jason Jordan -
Gattlin Griffith
Young Hal -
Jon Tenney
Martin Jordan -
Leanne Cochran
Janice Jordan -
Temuera Morrison
Abin Sur -
Jeff Wolfe
Bob Banks -
Lena Clark
Senator's Assistant -
Jenna Craig
Young Carol -
Deke Anderson
Four Star General Caven -
Griff Furst
UCAV Operator #1 -
Garrett Hines
UCAV Operator #2 -
Ritchie Montgomery
Bunker Doctor -
Marcela Fonseca
Beautiful Girl -
Douglas M. Griffin
DEO Agent #1 -
Armando Leduc
DEO Agent #2 -
Kenneth Brown Jr.
Avionics Tech #1 -
Silas Cooper
Avionics Tech #2 -
Dane Rhodes
Ferris Security Guard -
Melanie Hebert
News Reporter (F-35 Cra... -
LaTonya Norton
News Reporter #1 -
Rick Searfoss
Two Star General -
Laura Cayouette
Party Guest #1 -
Bernard Hocke
Party Guest #2 -
Michael Jamorski
Football Jock -
Geoffrey Rush
Tomar-Re -
Michael Clarke Duncan
Kilowog -
Warren Burton
First Guardian -
Salome Jens
Female Guardian -
Clancy Brown
Parallax -
Warren P. Munster
Bartender -
Tony Owens
Singer -
Donna Haynes Crehan
Additional Party Guest -
Tiffany Morgan
Mom -
Dr. Sharon Morris May
Bus Driver -
Lance E. Nichols
Cop -
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All Critics (225) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (59) | Rotten (166) | DVD (8)
How many more of these superheroes can we take?
Top CriticHe's an ambiguously...heroic hero.
Apart from having no particular reason to exist onscreen, especially at these prices, it's not half bad.
The result makes the movie seem assembled from bits and pieces of other superhero yarns rather than existing on a plane of its own.
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.
Even by the standards of the current run of mediocre comic-book movies, this one stands out for its egregious shoddiness.
Across the board Green Lantern is an average experience. There is zero character development, an overly confusing plot and way too much dodgy CGI assaulting the screen.
Not "Jonah Hex" bad...but almost.
"Green Lantern" does have a fair share of problems and yet is not quite as bad as some are making it out to be. It merely gets added to the long list of superhero films as one of the more forgettable ones
I would say that this film is 50/50 good and bad. The stuff that works really works, but the stuff that doesn't work doesn't really work.
There's a bit more character in the extended cut, but the film is still a mess of tones, driven by a Star Wars-like narrative but cut down by a sloppy Transformers feel.
Thinks it is more impressive than it actually is. Faced with over-blown effects, characters look flat and disappear into the background without a whimper, thanks to an insipid script and the film-makers' unwillingness to flesh out anyone but Hal Jordan.
While it doesn't reach the heady heights of Iron Man, it's a worthy addition to DC's movie universe.
In an attempt by the script to be both epic and snarky, director Martin Campbell and actor Ryan Reynolds did the best they could with what they were given to work with.
More science-fiction-y than most superhero films with some cool intergalactic visuals, the story can't quite make the most of Ryan Reynolds' charisma...
It drones on, needlessly complicating the story line with too many character relationships and too many dull stretches.
parolo poy proorizontan gia megalyterh yperhrwikh toy kalokairioy, katelhkse na fylaei ta eispraktika nwta twn ypoloipwn sthn Amerikh
You'll need all the navigational help you can get, lantern or otherwise, to make it through this unfocused, CGI-driven mess of a movie.
whereas Marvel's summer movie Thor revelled in its outlandish setting, Green Lantern dithers between realism and all-out fantasy.
I've always considered DC's Green Lantern to be one step too far over the line into "come on, that's just silly" territory. (Fresh, but only just)
Acaba se revelando um passatempo relativamente divertido e agradável.
Before Hal Jordan's big-screen debut, I'd never heard of the guy. And now, having sat through the confused mess that is Green Lantern, I don't mind if I never hear of him again.
Green Lantern is all CGI sheen and no soul, taking the comic book movie one giant leap backwards in its inept attempt at creating a would be dazzling adventure.
When Green Lantern does get its green groove on, its quite enjoyable... but the film is left sadly lacking due to the way it fumbles its set-up.
The green aesthetic misfires: the whole film looks as if it's been inspired by a particular shade of washing-up liquid, or the glowing screens of ancient computers.
Audience Reviews for Green Lantern
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- Dr. Hector Hammond: Well, I used to fight my fears. But now that I've tasted its true power, I'll never go back!
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- Parallax: You are afraid. Good.
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- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern: Hey, Carol. Was gonna do a little flying today. What do you think?
- Carol Ferris: I think you're late.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern: Yes, that's only because I slept in.
- Carol Ferris: I used to sleep in. Then I turned 11. Let me give you a little heads-up. I've gone up against these Sabres all week and they have smoked me every time. There isn't anything that you can do that they can't do better, faster and without disappointing women everywhere.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern: I, uh, think we both know that's not true.
- Carol Ferris: This is exactly why I didn't want you for this. My father did. I would've gone with Jensen.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern: I'd have gone for Jensen too. But unfortunately, he's busy not being good enough.
- Carol Ferris: At least he shows up. Hal, this test today, it's important.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern: I got it. I'm gonna make you look good up there. Don't worry, okay? Now let's get these pants off and fly some planes.
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- Tom Kalmaku: That's the best you could come up with for your first big appearance? Racetrack.
- Hal Jordan/Green Lantern: Oh, I'm sorry. Did I disappoint you?
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- Kilowog: Gravity's a bitch.
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- Green Lantern: I know, right?
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The movie had somewhat decent acting across the board. Nothing great, just good enough for what the actors were given with.
The movie relied heavily on CGI for its otherworldly Corp Members and settings. These were not bad just a huge chunk of the movie.
Up against both Thor and X-Men First Class the movie had little to no deeper story. Both of those two movies this summer had a bit more going for them story wise.. There seemed to be some parts that did feel a bit rushed.
overall though I enjoyed the movie.