Preview: Green Lantern (2011)

Synopsis:

The popular DC comic is brought to the bring screen about a human man given extra-terrestrial power, all held within a small ring.

• Poster: C+

Review:

It's good in that it essentially captures the character. It's bad in that it's merely a hand-drawn image, not an actual still from the film.

• Trailer: B+; B+

Review:

A lot of fanboys are gonna get excited by this. I'm modestly interested, though the acting does look fairly unexceptional.

I saw a second trailer for this film in the theater this past weekend, but it was nothing like the one I checked out online. As opposed to the rather frustrating and pointless one in front of Super 8, this one has significantly more style and gives the audience a reason to believe that this isn't just an unnecessary exercise in visual effects techniques.

Oscar Prospects:

Visual Effects and other tech categories are possible, but I wouldn't expect too much for it.

Release Date:

• June 17, 2011

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (November 17, 2010) Original