The Green Lantern

1½ pipes out of 4

One would think that with the group of big name actors Mark Strong, Jeffery Rush, Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard , the Green lantern would be one of the most epic comic book films ever made, rivaling The Dark Knight. Unfortunately all of these actors attached themselves to albeit an entertaining film, a terrible plot. Ryan Reynolds plays a risk taking test fighter pilot who is still trying to get over his father’s death in a piloting accident. This is a good idea for a conflict with the main character thinking he is not worth the gifts that he has been given but the problem is that he gets over his fears way to quickly with a small pep talk by his love interest Blake Lively. One bright spot in the film is Peter Sarsgaard who plays an outcast scientist who discovers an alien who crashes to earth. The alien was infected by the evil essence known as Parallax who wants to take over the universe by harvesting fear. It soon infects Sarsgaard and he puts on a fantastic performance as deranged and outcast, constantly jealous of Reynolds and longing for Lively. Mark Strong plays the leader of the Green Lantern Core who believes that the core is invincible and should use any power available in order to gain victory. Rush only has a minor role as the tour guide to Reynolds when he becomes a Green Lantern. The movie wasn’t all bad because it had the hot Blake Lively and some cool action but not enough to make it a great movie. I disagree with most of the critics saying The Green Lantern is the worst film of the summer, That Title Easily goes to Horrible Bosses.