Enjoyed this


The third animated Green Lantern movie (fourth, if you count Justice League vs the Fatal Five, which is really a Jessica Cruz story). This one centres around former marine John Stewart (voiced by Aldis Hodge - the DCEU's live-action Hawkman) and is set in what is now referred to as the Tomorrowverse.

I don't read GL comics; any knowledge I have comes from reading Justice League and from animated TV/movies, so I've no investment in the 'lore of the Corps' or any desire to keep adaptations 100% faithful. Fans online seem universally upset over the combining of a number of comics storylines, all of which they feel deserved their own separate movies (Zero Hour, Rann-Thanagar War, Emerald Twilight, and Sinestro Corps War - only the first two of which I've read). But as a non-GL reader I really enjoyed this film. The animation is the best I've seen in some while, the cosmic backgrounds look gorgeous, the fight choreography is excellent, and the character designs are very good (special shoutout for Hawkgirl! 😊). As for voice acting, Hodge is fine as John Stewart (although anyone other than Phil LaMarr takes some getting used to). Of the other leads, Jimmi Simpson as Green Arrow sounds very Nathan Fillion-like - not a poor performance by any means, but a bit more 'quippy' than I expect from GA; Rick D. Wasserman makes a good Sinestro; and Jamie Gray Hyder does a very good job as Hawkgirl. There are others - but they're meant as a surprise and I won't spoil. Well worth a watch. 8/10

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