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- In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors 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 their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax...he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.
- This is a tough one to review because it really depends on how you are looking at the movie. It's a dictionary definition of expectations deciding how you feel about the movie. I went in to it expecting at best a Fantastic Four type of feeling and I actually ended up liking it more than that movie. Again - it's how you are looking at it. If you are looking at this movie in the same light of amazing all around movies that the comic book genre has been raised to recently with The Dark Knight, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Spider Man 1 & 2, X-Men and X-Men: First Class - then the Green Lantern is fluffy crap. If you are looking at this movie as a starting tentpole to a Justice League Of America (DC's version of The Avengers) - then you will be disappointed. It's just not of that kind of quality. If you are looking at it as a cartoonish super hero movie - it is a fun and enjoyable watch. I went in to it expecting it to fail even that and was pleasantly surprised.
- I would recommend people checking it out . . . . . . as long as you have the same expectation level that I had. You should be able to enjoy it then. Don't expect more than that though.
