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Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) answers the call to defend the Earth from evil in the comic book-based superhero adventure “Green Lantern.” |
I wasn’t much of a Green Lantern fan back in the ’60s when I read a lot of comic books, both from the DC and Marvel brands.
How powerful can a superhero be if he can be crippled by the color yellow? I mean, a box of crayons might kill him.
DC’s Green Lantern, aka Hal Jordan, struck me as a generic, second-tier superhero, the guy I’d read about only after I’d pored over the adventures of Superman, Batman, the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.
I had high hopes when 007 director Martin “Casino Royale” Campbell directed “Green Lantern” starring a ripped Ryan Reynolds as test pilot Hal Jordan, chosen by a mystical ring to protect the universe from evil.
Campbell’s “Green Lantern” packs in plenty of cool CGI-effects, brutal fights (a hypodermic needle in the face!), spectacular explosions, and a classic clash between good and evil. (The yellow weakness device, thankfully, no longer applies.)
But this is no “Casino Royale.”
Like Hal Jordan, “Green Lantern” comes off as a generic, second-tier superhero movie that brings nothing new to the genre.
The opening of “Green Lantern” feels like rewarmed “Top Gun” with its supersonic jet fighters zipping through their maneuvers, with another maverick rebel pilot. (Read more…)