Green Lantern

Review

Hmmm…

I hate saying this, and I know I will catch a lot of flack…but this movie wasn’t for me.

It’s sad too, because all of the ingredients are for me. There is the DC jump off, the character, the comic elements, Ryan Reynolds (best thing about the damn film), and so on. So what happened? Well, just like I love crunchy peanut butter, grilled salmon, and bacon, if I put them all together, it’s not going to work out in my mouth. This film left the same bad taste for me.

Ryan Reynolds first and foremost was awesome in it as I predicted and quite frankly, one of the only reasons to go see this film. The other reason is you are a DC diehard and really pulling for them to try and catch up with what’s happening in the world of Marvel. If you are a normal human with very little interest in comic movies in the first place, you are probably not going to like this film.

The bad guy is way too over the top, although the CGI counterpart which is roughly an equivelant to rock and flesh is really cool, and it’s fun to watch as it sucks the bones out of people before setting their skin ablaze. Then there’s the super emo mid section where our not quite hero spends the majority of the movie deciding if he should be our hero.

In fact, the only sections I really enjoyed all took place in space. The opening was also pretty badass. Granted it’s a 10 minute CG fest, it’s still a pretty darn good one. Also to note, outside of Ryan and Blake, the acting is all blah. I wasn’t into anybody. Honestly, could’ve cared less about every other character in the movie.

Here’s the thing of it though…if I’m a 14 year old boy, I would probably love this movie regardless, so do I think it will make a ton of money and cause a sequel? Yes. Do I think that they need to do some major planning and a serious overhaul with said sequel ie – change the director, get some actors who give a damn about the material, get some material that is worth giving a damn about? Yes. Will I watch the sequel? Of course, it’s my job…but I hope that they can find a way to give me more reason than that, as unfortunately this time around, they didn’t.

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