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Green Lantern (2011)

Directed by Martin Campbell

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Overview

For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has 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 the first human ever recruited.

Rated PG-13 | Length 114 minutes

Actors

Ryan Reynolds | Blake Lively | Peter Sarsgaard | Mark Strong | Tim Robbins | Angela Bassett | Taika Waititi | Temuera Morrison | Michael Clarke Duncan | Geoffrey Rush | Clancy Brown | Jay O. Sanders | Gattlin Griffith | Jenna Craig | Jon Tenney | Mike Doyle | NicK Jandl | Dylan James | Leanne Cochran | Amy Carlson | Tiffany Morgan | Deke Anderson | Bobby Holland Hanton | Laura Cayouette | Silas Cooper | Jeff Wolfe | Dorian Kingi | Marcela Duarte Fonseca

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Just… boring. So much time spent on exposition that would have been better spent on character development through actual action. I came close to falling asleep twice, which is very unlike me. I can stay awake through just about any movie.

Given that Campbell directed, among other things, Casino Royale, which I loved, I think the blame here can be laid at the feet of the ratking of writers credited with the script.

I will say that I’m interested in the mythos, however, and I do think a sequel could be much more interesting than this initial effort.

As for my kids, one said it was “awesome” and the other said he liked it “but it was kind of slow and didn’t have much action.” They’re 12-1/2 and almost 11, so neither of those two reactions surprises me and I’m glad they were entertained by it. Maybe it doesn’t really matter what adults like me think.

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