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"GREEN LANTERN"
(2011) (Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively) (PG-13)


At-A-Glace Content Summary

Alcohol/Drugs Heavy
Blood/Gross Stuff Heavy
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Extreme
Gun/Weapons Extreme
Imitative Behavior Heavy
Jump Scenes Extreme
Music (Scary/Tense) Extreme
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Moderate
Sex/Nudity Moderate
Smoking None
Tense Family Scenes Extreme
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Sci-fi/Action: A cocky Earth pilot must overcome his doubts and fears after he is chosen to become a member of the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps.
PLOT:
Hal Jordan (RYAN REYNOLDS) is a cocky, risk-taking pilot still haunted by memories of seeing his own pilot father (JON TENNEY) crash and explode when he was just a little boy. He grew up with Carol Ferris (BLAKE LIVELY), whose father Carl (JAY O. SANDERS) owns an aviation company that is angling for a government contract. Heading the approval process is Senator Hammond (TIM ROBBINS), whose scientist son Hector (PETER SARSGAARD) also grew up with Hal and Carol and has loved her from afar for years.

Across the stars, the intergalactic Green Lantern Corps. is doing battle with a rising threat, the cloud-like Parallax (voice of CLANCY BROWN), which has harnessed the power of fear and is growing larger as it consumes entire worlds. One of the Green Lanterns, Abin Sur (TEMUERA MORRISON), is mortally wounded and makes it to Earth where his power ring selects Hal to become the next Green Lantern. The ring transports Hal to the planet Oa, where he receives training from Sinestro (MARK STRONG), Tomar-Re (voice of GEOFFREY RUSH), and Kilowog (voice of MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN).

Back on Earth, Hector has been recruited by a secret government agency headed by Dr. Amanda Waller (ANGELA BASSETT) to perform the autopsy on Abin Sur. He ends up becoming infected with Parallax and develops extraordinary telekinetic and telepathic powers. Upon Hal's return, the newest Green Lantern must not only overcome his own fears and doubts, he'll also have to do battle with his former friend turned evil and eventually face Parallax alone as it seeks to consume us next.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
Yes. It's the latest superhero action movie and it is based on a popular DC Comics title.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
For intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action.


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