Green Lantern
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: June 17, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
39
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
19
Negative:
15
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottJun 17, 2011
So what we have is a movie that will make at least two important groups happy. New Orleans boosters can cheer Green Lantern for its local roots and for the possibility that the inevitable future installments could return to town. And the purists can cheer, knowing that Campbell and crew have done Green Lantern justice. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'HehirJun 16, 2011
For all the CGI action sequences and butt-rocking Dolby sound effects, in fact, Green Lantern is most satisfying when it sticks close to stodgy comic-book archetype. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyJun 15, 2011
Serves up all the requisite elements with enough self-deprecating humor to suggest it doesn't take itself too seriously. Read full review
67
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerJun 17, 2011
It's not only light, it's thin. It's self-deprecating to a fault. Reynolds is required to practically wink at the audience, as if to say,"I know this looks silly." Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJun 16, 2011
Green Lantern does not intend to be plausible. It intends to be a sound-and-light show, assaulting the audience with sensational special effects. If that's what you want, that's what you get. Read full review
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