Cert: 12A cert
Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.
Sex & Nudity: The movie begins with a scene of Hal and a woman in bed. The blankets are pulled up under her arms and no cleavage or nudity is shown.
Hal is shown getting out of bed in his undies. At first he might appear naked, but not. Later he is shown again the same way from the side, above and all around him. All his muscles are shown.
An alien is shown nude from the side. There is nothing sexual about the scene and no private parts are shown.
There are several scenes in which women are wearing low-cut dresses revealing cleavage. Some wear backless dresses.
Violence & Gore: Three astronauts plunge down a shaft to a very hard landing, after which their souls are consumed by Parallax. Parallax battles Abin Sur, inflicting a mortal, oozing, purplish wound in his shoulder. Sur crash lands on Earth.
Hal crashes a jet (from which he ejects before it hits the ground and explodes). In a flashback, we see him as a young boy running to his father, whose plane has crashed on the runway. The plane blows up before Hal can reach his father.
While performing his postmortem on Abin Sur, Hector is infected by a bit of yellow matter from Parallax. That results in his head growing to massive, grotesque proportions. He gains superpowers from that substance, including mind-reading and telekinesis. And he uses the latter to hurl various people around. Hector also causes a helicopter carrying his father to crash at a public event. And he threatens to inject Carol with the same corrupting matter that's infected him. He telekinetically shoves a hypodermic into the skull of a doctor, hurls a female scientist brutally into a glass wall and uses flame-throwing incinerators to trap and murder his father. A fierce battle with Hal ensues.
Hal is viciously assaulted by three men in a parking lot, and he takes quite a beating before unwittingly unleashing Green Lantern power that hurls his assailants across the lot. His Green Lantern training involves punishing hand-to-hand combat against a huge troll-like mentor. And Hal's final battle with Parallax includes mountains of comic book mayhemsome of it of the mortal variety as the evil being continues to suck the souls out of several unfortunate fleeing victims.
We hear that all the inhabitants of two planets have been killed by Parallax
Profanity: Two "Shits", One very mild use of "Goddamn". We also hear "Hell," "Asshole" and "Bitch" a few times also.
Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Mild drinking
People are given sedatives and tranquilizers.
Frightening/Intense Scenes: Kilowog is kicked in the groin by Green Lantern, this comes as a frightening surprise and is very intense.
The main villain, Parallax, looks very frightening and nightmarish as well. He looks like a dark skull with glowing eyes, sharp teeth and tentacles. He sucks the life force out of many aliens and humans during the film. The "force" escaping the victims looks like a glowing golden skeleton, leaving behind charred and mangled remains. The victims die in agony and the scene can be very disturbing even for somewhat older children.
Story : Green Lantern centers on test pilot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) - cocky, arrogant, and sort of selfish - being chosen by the ring of Green Lantern Abin Sur - mortally wounded by the villainous Parallax - for his lack of fear. He’s then sent to Oa to be trained by Kilowog (Michael Clarke Duncan), Tomar-Re (Geoffrey Rush), and Sinestro (Mark Strong), and just in time too - the earth was being attacked by Parallax, and Jordan needs to defeat the villain to save his civilization.
Likes : This film was good but it could of been better,casting was good & the story line was OK,i love the fact they showed the other species from the other galaxies,It seems like this was a major concern going into the film from the start, but the CGI is actually fantastic. Oa looks just as good as Asgard did in last month’s Thor, and it’s a shame that too little of the planet was displayed. The costumes look awesome as well, although I don’t see the point in making the suits entirely out of CGI (unless it’s for a completely CGI character such as Kilowog or Tomar-Re). Parallax was actually kind of scary, and Martin Campbell did a great job bringing the character to life (except for the character being a complete cloud) in a menacing way. The main faults with the CGI, in my opinion, is Hal’s mask (it seems more like clay than anything else) and Hector Hammond’s head (more on my bashing the character later). But overall, the CGI’s excellent (even if some scenes relied way too much on it), but I’m hoping that they’d go with a REAL costume for the sequel (if it’s made, of course) so they could save some money.For the most part, the cast is pretty solid. While many didn't like the idea of Ryan Reynolds playing a serious character like Hal Jordan, he actually plays the role close to perfection (he’s even better here than he was as Dead pool in 2009’s X-Men Origins: Wolverine, IMO). Blake Lively is decent as love interest Carol Ferris, but she seems a bit too whiney/sadistic in the role - similar to Kirsten Dunst as MJ Watson in the Spider-Man films. Mark Strong is absolutely amazing as Sinestro, and probably delivers the best performance overall. Michael Clarke Duncan and Geoffrey Rush are both excellent in their voice roles as Kilowog and Tomar-Re, respectively, while Angela Bassett does a good job as Amanda Waller.
Dislike : Perhaps the biggest issue with the film - other than some plot holes - is the portrayal of the villain Hector Hammond (portrayed by Peter Sarsgaard). While the character was developed enough, the consistent screams and overall BAD performance of Sarsgaard just kill the overall potential that the villain could have had in the film. Another major flaw is the lack of development for Sinestro. It seemed like his falling to the dark side was just too quick (heck, he was even FRIENDLY with Hal right before placing the Yellow Ring on, which was created before the final sequence between Hal and Parallax). I would’ve liked to see Sinestro developed some more (giving a real reason as to why he became evil, etc). Some more plot holes also seem to ruin the film’s script. For example - when Hal removes his ring, his suit disappears (all the time). However, when Abin Sur removed HIS ring right before death, the suit doesn't disappear until he dies a few seconds later. Later, during the after credits, when Sinestro removes his ring before placing on the yellow one, the suit doesn't disappear either (until it’s replaced by the yellow suit). It’s little things like this that take away from the movie. Finally, at just around an hour and 45 minutes, Green Lantern feels too short and rushed as a whole, and it could've been at least 20 minutes or so longer.
Overall : Green Lantern stands out as a mostly solid entry into the comic book movie genre, showcasing many action-packed scenes, dazzling special effects, and a mostly solid cast. While not near as good as films such as The Dark Knight, Spider-Man, or Thor, it’s still miles ahead of films such as Catwoman, Batman & Robin, and other mediocre DC films.
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars for entertainment, 5 out of 10 for story line & casting
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