I wish I could say that I loved it and that it makes me want to know more about Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern comics, but it just doesn't.
Unfortunately, there just seemed to be too many missteps in the movie, including the pace, the sound in the theater, and the oh-so-mellow acting.
I'm not sure I can blame the actors, but I know the screenplay didn't help. Unfortunately, the star power couldn't do much with it. Ryan Reynolds didn't have his usual comedic flare that was used comfortably for his Deadpool character in X-Men: Wolverine. Blake Lively didn't seem lively at all, and actually was quite bland. Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond just didn't have much to work with as far as character development. And some of the other, few other Green Lantern corps members weren't shown enough to generate much interest to their characters.
The theater I saw it in didn't help much as the sound was surprisingly lower than what I'm used to hearing. You literally couldn't eat your nachos if you wanted to hear what the characters were saying.
Overall, it was lacking in too many areas and it was "just okay" for me. Least favorite movie I've seen in the theater this year so far.
Unfortunately, there just seemed to be too many missteps in the movie, including the pace, the sound in the theater, and the oh-so-mellow acting.
I'm not sure I can blame the actors, but I know the screenplay didn't help. Unfortunately, the star power couldn't do much with it. Ryan Reynolds didn't have his usual comedic flare that was used comfortably for his Deadpool character in X-Men: Wolverine. Blake Lively didn't seem lively at all, and actually was quite bland. Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond just didn't have much to work with as far as character development. And some of the other, few other Green Lantern corps members weren't shown enough to generate much interest to their characters.
The theater I saw it in didn't help much as the sound was surprisingly lower than what I'm used to hearing. You literally couldn't eat your nachos if you wanted to hear what the characters were saying.
Overall, it was lacking in too many areas and it was "just okay" for me. Least favorite movie I've seen in the theater this year so far.