Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) is a test pilot whose idea of a test flight is to turn it into an actual dog fight. This gets on everybody's nerves, including the boss's daughter Carol (Blake Lively). And then, he's summoned to meet the dying Abin Sur (Temuera Morrison).
Abin Sur is a Green Lantern, one of 3,600 space cops armed with a magic ring powered by willpower and imagination. They're employed by little blue men called “The Guardians of the Universe” and one of them, Parallax, has now become an ugly yellow mass powered by fear. Hal inherits the alien's place in the Lanterns, but he's not the most popular of the bunch, especially with chief Lantern Sinestro (Mark Strong). To prove them wrong, Hal must beat Parallax and his minion, the human scientist Dr. Hammond (Peter Sarsgaard).
As Hal, Reynolds does his best and gets a few laughs. Unfortunately, he's restrained by a big story that itself is a bit restrained. The end results seem more like "uhh...OK" than "ooo...ahh!"
But what about the obligatory blockbuster effects?
The obligatory blockbuster effects range from great to adjust over time. The best effects were for Parallax, the wildly diverse background Lanterns, and their ring power constructs. The effects that need time to adjust to are the digital suits worn by Reynolds, Strong and Morrison. Sometimes, they clash badly with their human heads; mostly, though, they fit like a digital glove.
It's still a watchable film, although it might not be the one you'd expect. Let's hope with the exposition out of the way, Green Lantern's next big screen adventure will shine brighter.
Jethro's Note: Oh yeah. And it's also in 3D.
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