For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of the first human ever recruited.
The superhero genre is the home-court of the underdog, of skinny Peter Parkers and mutant outcasts, of heroes born from pain or ingenuity. In Green Lantern, the rich get richer.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
17 Jun 2011
rotten:
The result makes the movie seem assembled from bits and pieces of other superhero yarns rather than existing on a plane of its own.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
17 Jun 2011
fresh:
Apart from having no particular reason to exist onscreen, especially at these prices, it's not half bad.