Now to bash Green Lantern now is pretty uninteresting; everyone knows it suffered extremely badly upon release. The problem I have with it is the storytelling; most superhero movies benefit from a strong message of humanity, a selfless act or becoming more than you are. Here though, a brash and selfish fighter pilot becomes an intergalactic peacekeeper of virtue, purely through destiny (and despite being rejected almost immediately).
Okay, so this isn't the first time for that story, but another character, seemingly down-on-his luck and buried beneath the disapproval of a politically powerful father, becomes a harbinger of death.
Now... I don't know about you, but I feel worse for the helpless man possessed by an alien force while doing his job, rather than the handsome, fit, womanising pilot who doesn't appreciate what life gives him.
I also think the lead woman must have changed characters midway through. A bossy, hard-as-nails fighter pilot is somehow reduced to a blubbering, love-smitten plot convenience by the end.
And yes, a lot of the special effects are dire. The CGI "lantern suit" and mask look goofy and there are some really shoddy composite shots, especially when you consider the extra $9 million spent to improve the effects...
Pretty poor. But then one of these comic adaptations had to fall eventually, to slow Hollywood's relentless productions!
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