A so-so start for a comic hero franchise, "Green Lantern" suffers from an amorphous driving force ("Will") versus a cloud of destruction with an ugly face ("Fear") that might work on the page, but does not translate onto the screen. The comic book high jinks are there, and the special effects deliver the thrills, but there's nothing to hold on to. Ryan Reynolds is fine as the hero, and looks the part, both as test pilot and as the newly-anointed Lantern, but he's given too much leeway to wink at the story, and there's no chemistry with the girl, played too coldly by Blake Lively. The opening weekend presages a weak $100 million box office given the reported $200 million expense, and word of mouth is likely to be weak.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Green Lantern 3D ***
A so-so start for a comic hero franchise, "Green Lantern" suffers from an amorphous driving force ("Will") versus a cloud of destruction with an ugly face ("Fear") that might work on the page, but does not translate onto the screen. The comic book high jinks are there, and the special effects deliver the thrills, but there's nothing to hold on to. Ryan Reynolds is fine as the hero, and looks the part, both as test pilot and as the newly-anointed Lantern, but he's given too much leeway to wink at the story, and there's no chemistry with the girl, played too coldly by Blake Lively. The opening weekend presages a weak $100 million box office given the reported $200 million expense, and word of mouth is likely to be weak.
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