Big-budget Ryan Reynolds superhero movie leaves Netflix this week

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Green Lantern is much maligned – and leaving Netflix on 4 December

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When I think about superhero movies starring Ryan Reynolds,Deadpoolis my go-to. How could it not be? The trilogy has done so very well – hitting the right beat of comedy and action. Except, hang on a minute, that wasn’t Reynolds' first superhero rodeo…

A rather more infamous Ryan Reynolds flick, 2011’sGreen Lantern, has been much-discussed as among the worst ever made – despite its mega $200-million budget. Adjust that for inflation and, given the marginal profit made at the box office, it was seen as a flop. But it’s still showing on Netflix if your innerDeadpoolfan fancies a bit of a giggle.

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Except,Green Lanternisn’t showing on Netflix for much longer at all – in the UK it’s being pulled fromthe best streaming serviceon 4 December. So you’ll need to act double-quick to tune in, as, let’s face it, there’s no way on Earth that this movie would be worth renting for streaming. Harsh, but even Reynolds likes to make jokes about this flick.

Don’t just take my word for it either: theGreen Lanterncritics' score on Rotten Tomatoes sits at a paltry 25%. DC fans might’ve preferred it somewhat more, but the user reviews averaging 45% isn’t exactly a strong signal that it’s much cop. No surprise, then, that Warner Brothers put the red lantern out and no sequel was ever made.

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Green Lantern

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Green Lantern

(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Green Lantern

(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Green Lantern

(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Green Lantern

(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Green Lantern

(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Green Lantern

(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures)

Green Lantern

However, there’s a weird nostalgia about seeing Reynolds' good looks with an altogether more boyish charm. And, let’s not forget, this movie was when he met his wife, Blake Lively, on set in 2010. So there’s a secret budding romance bubbling away behind the movie’s typically garish special effects.

If you’re not big into DC Comics' characters then here’s a summary about the movie: the Green Lantern Corps preserves intergalactic order, but when the first human to join (Reynolds) the fold shows promise, they rely on him as the only hope against Parallax – a new enemy unlike any other seen before. Y’know, the usual intergalactic superhero stuff – just without the same wit or charm as Reynolds' typical characters.

Even so, given there’s only a couple of days left to watch, giveGreen Lanterna final viewing. It’ll entertain in thatso-bad-its-goodkind of way that might be the perfect remedy to all thoseChristmas movie no.1s that are otherwise dominating the Netflix chartright now. You’ve got until the end of Wednesday 4 December.

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