I like a movie that focuses on one character, but apparently all we need to know about Hal Jordan is that he's a test pilot, and he's a daredevil. That's all we learn about him before he becomes a Green Lantern. In fact, that's all we ever learn about him throughout this movie. And people wonder why this guy was killed off.

So he gets the Green lantern ring, and right away all anyone wants to do is take it away from him. So how the hell did he end up with it in the first place? does the ring automatically get passed along to the next worthy successor, like in the comics, or does it just go back to the guardians? does the dying predecessor just pick someone at random? doesn't that seem a little foolish since every time one of these guys dies, they green lanterns have to show up and make sure they didn't just hand an incredibly powerful weapon to a total psycho?

So they have the obligatory "heroes get into a huge fight for no reason and it ends for no reason". They drag him back to Oa where the Guardians continue to grill him, telling him that they regularly give people rings that they only intend to take away because they don't think they're fit to wield it. Right.

Then the Guardians talk about how humans would naturally be unfit to wield the ring, even though everyone else in the corps are aliens that act like humans anyway. Wow, it's no wonder all these guys got killed off...

So it turns out Sinestro is a traitor, and with a name like that, you'd never guess. They could have easily changed the name of his character so he didn't sound like such a douche. He strikes a deal with the Weaponers of Qward, whom we never really learn much about. But judging by how they talk, they must be evil. Then he gets a giant blimp that lets him rob the powers of the Green Lanterns.

If there's one good thing to come out of this movie, at least Sinestro was fleshed out a little bit better than most villains are. His motivations aren't pure evil or destruction for the sake of destruction. In fact, it's the exact opposite: he wants absolute control of the universe, one free of chaos and destruction. He mocks the Guardians for their misuse of their power, denigrating the role of the Green Lanterns.

Okay, so his plan to take over involves robbing the Green Lanterns of their power. And considering how they fight (standing there firing energy bolts at him, or coming up behind him and TRYING TO PUNCH HIM), they really deserve to lose. So the Lanterns and the Guardians accede to Sinestro, which basically really amounts to nothing, and didn't matter anyway because he defeated them. And considering how badly they fought when they had the rings on, without them it would be a futile battle.

Then Hal absorbs all the energy in the power battery... because... because can. You know, if Sinestro wanted all the power of the Green Lanterns for himself, why the hell didn't he just do this? why did he have to concoct this intricate plot when he could have just waltzed into the power battery and stolen all the energy? oh well. I guess if this thing was going to make sense, it wouldn't be a movie.

But that's not the worst part. There's just no substance to this movie. Anyone who hasn't read the comics wouldn't care about these characters, because they're all so two-dimensional. There's nothing much here for a comic audience either, since it's just a retread of stuff that happened in the comics. I can't even say it's a movie for kids, because some parts aren't really appropriate for younger audiences.

All in all... this movie sucked. It reminds me why comic movies have such a hard time getting off the ground. They start with a fanboy script and end up with a vehicle to sell toys, comics, games, and more tie-ins.