Synopsis:An alien crashes on Earth and picks Ryan Reynolds to be the newest member to the Green Lantern team. At the same time, a great evil descends upon the universe.
Favorite one-line review from a different critic:
"Green Lantern is a moronic superhero. Ryan Reynolds is too cool to play such a lame character. There...I said it." - Bob Grimm -
My Review:
Oh where to begin on the giant mess of a movie. Should I start with how the great talents of Ryan Reynolds have been completely squandered? Maybe I should focus on how the script reads like it was written by a 4-year-old? Then again I could talk about how the movie feels fake, two-dimensional (oh the irony) and is duller than a butter knife. Hopefully you get my point. That every single aspect of this movie is tragically flawed.
Ryan Reynolds is a great actor. He was on my list of up-and-comers a long time ago. It's just too bad his agent has been picking stink bombs for him. He's like Ben Affleck but has good looks, great acting skills, strong comedic timing and onscreen charm. Ok, so he's the opposite of Ben Affleck. And for all of you people who love Ben Affleck and want me to lay off of him, just go back and watch Reindeer Games again.
Another odd thing about this movie is that it was directed by the guy who did Casino Royale. I don't get it. Why would you take someone known for gritty, dark, character story driven films and give them a superhero movie. Did we not learn our lesson from the last Superman movie? Or the Hulk movie with Eric Bana? Or Batman and Robin? The list goes on and on. You think Hollywood would go with what they know instead of risking their financial futures on a potentially risky director.
And the script, oh the script. You could make a drinking game out of how many times the word 'fear' is used. The audience gets beaten over the head with constant over explanation and back story. We're comic book nerds, we don't need the back story. Give us a good story, not a thorough one. And what is the deal with the fact that the Green Lantern can materialize anything he can think of and then the only thing he can come up with are airplanes and a giant fist? The alien should have chosen someone more creative on Earth. Jeez.
Rating:
3 out of 10
Suck Scale:
You know how Paralax sucks the souls right out of their bodies? Same experience for me watching the film.
