Not as good as the other two super hero movies this summer so far (X-Men First Class and Thor).  This will probably be the weakest of them (depending on how Captain America goes).

The movie's first and second acts lack a sort of driving focus and is very ADD like jumping from one transition to the next in the story.  It manages to come together in the last act, but from earlier events in the film, the final battle is... lacking and a bit underwhelming.  For a superhero movie with such fantastic elements as this the movie should be equally as epic... and it's not.  Thor had this problem somewhat too, but they did it better.

Ryan Reynolds gets the most character development but the surface is barely scratched on any of the other people in the movie.  Of course Hal is the main focus with him being GL and all.  If you don't like his style of smarm and wit, you might as well skip this.

The score is completely forgettable.  Nothing iconic at all.

There is a small setup for a sequel, probably depends on how much the movie makes.

Oh and of course, once again, don't waste your money on 3D... doesn't add very much if at all to the film.

Here's what I said from the Upcoming Movies 2011 thread:

And here's what Drew McWeeny's review said that ultimately knocked the wind out of my sails:

"Martin Campbell is as wrong for this film as he was right for Casino Royale."

Would it be unsporting of me to say, "I told you so!"?

I thought the Green Lantern was a bad guy in the Batman comics. I have very vague and obviously meretricious memories of a green person from the Batman TV show, which I used to watch sometime before age 10. I thought the green person was the Green Lantern, but now I know that he was the Riddler. Now my confusion is clearly settled, and I know that the Green Lantern is not involved with Batman.

Having known less than nothing about the movie, I can say that the writers and the director didn't understand the meaning of the word "anything". For some reason, they decided to keep things really simple. It was certainly entertaining, and I can keep a high opinion of it if I do not pick at its lack of "courage".

My thoughts: Needs less talkey, more fight.