I reviewed.. well okay, more tar & feathered Green Lantern over at Moving Pictures.
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| Rather than following Jordan as he uncovers the origins of the Lanterns, this unnecessarily convoluted and poorly conceived story starts with a voiceover revelation of the Green Lantern Corps, and the film throughout relies on the sloppy trope of telling rather than showing. Ideally a tale propellant, the action serves as an exciting break to one tedious explanation after another. Not surprisingly within this structure, character motivations lack clarity. The insipid dialogue further muddies things and destroys any hint of emotional resonance. |
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| The digital effects, savior of many a flawed picture, never rise much above the feel of a good video game — while watching scenes that take place on Oa, home of the Guardians, you might find yourself looking for your controller. The varied alien Green Lanterns successfully ape their appearances in the comic books, but the movie underutilizes them. The potentially fascinating Jordan mentors Kilowog and Tomar-Re fall prey to the same film fallacies as everything else. |
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| Saving the worst for last, the climatic scene appears straight out of the worst of Japanese Kaiju cinema, complete with cheesy monster effects and screaming masses. The only thing missing is the mismatched dubbing and of course the Japanese people. |
And that’s just a sampling. I really went off on this one. Check it all out at Moving Pictures.
One of the worst superhero movies of the 21st century was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon