Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard
Dir: Martin Campbell
Cocky fighter pilot Hal Jordan (Reynolds) is chosen by one of several thousand Green Lantern's to be the first human Lantern and fight a new evil in the universe, Paralax, a large entity which feeds off peoples' fears and resembles a cloud.
I expected a lot from Green Lantern after watching featurettes and trailers, and it did indeed deliver some great things.
For instance, the CGI is brilliant, with fantastic attention to detail with the muscle toning of the Lanterns' suit, the variety of different Lantern species and the backdrop of the Planet Oa. This is coupled with above average 3D effects, with only the slight double image behind text (which is good considering how messy effects that have been slapped on afterwards are).
One thing I couldn't help but notice was that Reynolds' portrayal of Jordan seemed to draw heavily on Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, with the arrogant, self centered hero. Fortunately however it worked well, and the similarities of arrogance and being knocked down a peg a too served to show the similarities and differences between the DC and Marvel universes.
As I'm touching on Marvel briefly, Green Lantern has also sparked my hopes for a Justice League film as Marvel brings us Avengers next year. With Superman: Man of Steel in the near future and a Batman reboot after Dark Knight Rises, it seems like the bigwigs at DC might have this in the pipeline. Keep your eyes peeled for anything about an Aquaman or Flash film anytime in the future and you never know.
This film was thoroughly enjoyable however, despite the 12A certification, younger audiences being admitted by 12's or older may find some scenes distressing which is my only main warning.
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