From Cinemablend.com
Green Lantern is the third comic book movie to come out in what already feels like a long summer movie season, and the third to credit no fewer than four screenwriters (X-Men: First Class actually had five). It also suffers the worst from a lot of good intentions and cross-purposes in getting yet another superhero franchise off the ground, chasing character arcs and mythology like a dog after a car, with about as much likelihood of success. With wild space alien characters and a ring that harnesses the power of will, Green Lantern demands more faith from its audience than the 60s-grooving X-Men or the comparatively straightforward Thor. Remarkably it does get you to believe in a interstellar corps of peace-keepers, but gets hopelessly tangled in something far more mundane-- that common superhero movie ambition to do too much at once. Read More
From telegraph.co.uk
He has his fans, but, on hearing of this summer’s latest blockbuster, many filmgoers will surely be thinking: Green Lantern? Is he the same as the Green Hornet? Though the character first appeared as far back as 1940, in All-American Comics, he’s hardly as well-known as the likes of Superman, Batman or Spider-Man. The reserves of affection and goodwill on which other DC Comics heroes who have leapt, flown and biffed dastardly enemies in big-screen adaptations can draw scarcely exist.
Martin Campbell, who directed The Legend of Zorro (2005) and Casino Royale (2006), confronts this challenge by opening Green Lantern with a lengthy, suitably portentous exposition of the film’s backstory. Unfortunately, this explanation isn’t very clear; 10 seconds in and things are already foggy .Read More
From Variety
An attempt to infuse an earnest piece of comicbook lore with an irreverent, tongue-in-cheek sensibility yields decidedly mixed results in "Green Lantern." Starring a ripped, wisecracking Ryan Reynolds as the greenest member of a mighty intergalactic league of superheroes, helmer Martin Campbell's visually lavish sci-fi adventure is a highly unstable alloy of the serious, the goofy and the downright derivative. Sans Batman/Superman-level name recognition, this risky DC Comics franchise launcher will rep a real test of Warners' marketing muscle, though it functions well enough as eye-popping spectacle to appeal to summer moviegoers beyond its core constituency of salivating fanboys.Read More
By Roger Ebert
"Green Lantern" presents yet another case of a human being given the responsibility of leading the battle of good vs. evil, or, in this case, of the Will vs. Fear. We learn that an ancient race of aliens has divided the universe into segments to enforce peace, but is being resisted by an alien named Parallax, who went off on his own, committed the sin of pride and became a prince of darkness. If he reminds you of Satan, that can't be helped. Every superhero requires a malevolent egomaniac to battle.Read More
From hollywoodreporter.com
At least for some members of the public, Green Lantern will prompt the question of how many more comics-based superheroes with awesome powers and responsibilities we really need. Dramatically tart in certain scenes but more often just spinning its wheels doing variations on similar moments from previous episodes in the lives of likewise endowed relatives in the DC and Marvel universes, Warner Bros.' attempt to launch a major new fantasy action hero franchise serves up all the requisite elements with enough self-deprecating humor to suggest it doesn't take itself too seriously. But familiarity may begin to breed creeping signs of contempt, if not in immediate negative box office results then in a general fatigue with such enterprises that's bound to set in sooner or later.Read More
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