Green Lantern
I watched Green Lantern without any expectations because I avoided reviews like the pestilence. And so I experienced it without any preconceptions and I liked it a lot. I never read the comics so I don’t know how true to the original the film is, but it seemed to come straight out of the book. A slightly stupid and annoying typical bloke in the “normal” world becomes through strange and rather fun circumstances a responsible fighter against evil – what’s not to like? There are some holes in the plot, some stones to stumble over but it is a comic and so everything is possible, however stupid it seems. I enjoyed it so much – the CGI is absolutely brilliant, so very well made, one of the best I’ve seen so far. The story is fun – evil awakes deep in space and has to be fought and who better than some innocent from Earth. The evil monster is class, the baddy on Earth is absolutely fantastic (very well acted) and the fact that even the “normal” human can take being thrown around without much ruffling of the hair is just what I expect from a comic. There is a bunch of amazing aliens to marvel at and some fast space travel and if you like your cameos – Tim Robbins plays a mean senator. All in all probably not the best film ever but a big bunch of joy to watch. I won’t say more, don’t want to spoil it – just watch it and make up your own mind. And avoid the professional reviews like something bad.
