Green Lantern

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Green Lantern

PG-13,

2011,

1h 54m,

Action/

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.

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

Jan 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

Apr 2, 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

Sep 8, 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

Oct 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

Aug 22, 2024

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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 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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Rey W

Apr 16, 2019

Ryan Reynolds' and Peter Sarsgaards' efforts are beaten down by the overwhelming boredom that the overall finished product exudes. Much of the computer-generated effects look like they were fully-realized for a strictly animated project instead of a live action PG-13 feature for general audiences while the tonal and mood shifts are jarring in the most baffling ways possible.

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Hermione S

Apr 11, 2019

no. puke colored headache

Abraham R

Apr 4, 2019

Awful, freaking CJI suit.

Hagrid P

Mar 31, 2019

6/10 hmmm bit light

Mar 20, 2019

Not bad. Love how GL was depicted. Would definitely want a sequel from them.

Anakin M

Mar 18, 2019

Sinestro was casted well, but that's it. Green Lantern is an awful comic adaptation. The CGI is the worst we've ever seen, the story is boring and stupid, and the characters are poorly written along with its dreadful screenplay. No wonder why Ryan Reynolds hated it, and I don't blame him. This was 100% junk.

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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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