Dense with fun action and cosmic lore, the film is unapologetically intended for fans of the source material, though it struggles as an effective origin tale.

Green Lantern: First Flight does more in a little over an hour than most live-action comic-book adaptations could do with bloated running times and million-dollar salaries.

More interested in the villain than the hero, First Flight is a bland look at one of the sides of the DC universe that's normally much more interesting.

A literally colorful action-adventure plot...[but] fails to replicate the success of February's Wonder Woman at making its leading character not just kick-ass but fascinating. [Blu-ray]