Green Lantern

Description

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, an elite force
of protectors for peace and justice has existed for centuries. They are the
Green Lantern Corps. When a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the
Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the Corps’
newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds).
Bringing the popular superhero to the big screen for the first time, Green
Lantern also stars Blake Lively (Gossip Girl), Peter Sarsgaard (Orphan), Mark
Strong (Sherlock Holmes), Academy Award® nominee Angela Bassett and Academy
Award® winner Tim Robbins. As far as superheroes go, Green
Lantern may lack the clean, iconic lines of his more respectable DC
counterparts Superman and Batman, but the very wonkiness of the premise
(earthling joins elite force of space cops) lends itself to a pulpy, operatic,
not-entirely-serious approach. (One of his teammates is a talking carrot,
after all.) Capitalizing on a charming performance by Ryan Reynolds, the
feature-film adaptation is a big, messy movie that, at its best, generates a
feeling of aw-shucks wonder. Much like Thor, it isn’t afraid to loosen up on
the inner turmoil of its hero and go macro. Based on comic writer Geoff
Johns’s retrofitting of the title character, the story follows Hal Jordan
(Reynolds), an impulsive test pilot whose encounter with a dying alien leaves
him with an energy ring capable of weaponizing his imagination. While
struggling to master his will-based powers, he must deal with threats both
earthbound (a hilariously nebbishy Peter Saarsgard, who may be the first
supervillain to rock a hoodie) and galactic. Martin Campbell, a director who
specializes in more down-to-earth heroics (Casino Royale,The Mask of Zorro),
brings a pleasing matter-of-fact baseline to the proceedings, an approach that
makes the increasingly outlandish effects truly feel special when they occur.
Green Lantern has its debits, certainly–the lack of a memorable theme, a
second act that hems and haws before getting to the action, the standard
origin story shoehorning in too many secondary plots–but its final scenes
succeed on a Gigantor, cosmic level where most superhero movies fear to tread.
The bigger it goes, the more goofily enjoyable it gets. –Andrew Wright

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
• Format: NTSC, Dolby, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Color
• Contributor: Martin Campbell, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively
• Language: English
• Runtime: 114 minutes
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.6 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ MFR#VG
• Director ‏ : ‎ Martin Campbell
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Dolby, Multiple Formats, Widescreen, Color
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 114 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ October 14, 2011
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Bros. Pictures