Green Lantern: First Flight

Green Lantern: First Flight is an animated science fiction adventure about Hal Jordan, a test pilot who is chosen to become the first human member of the Green Lantern Corps, the intergalactic peacekeeping force. Placed under the supervision of the respected senior Lantern Sinestro, Hal begins his training, but he soon comes to suspect that his mentor is not what he appears to be, and that Sinestro is at the centre of a conspiracy against the Corps itself. Hal must master his new abilities quickly if he is to confront the threat from within the ranks.

The film was directed by Lauren Montgomery, arriving between her earlier work on Wonder Woman and the later Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths in a run of DC animated features. Alan Burnett wrote the screenplay, with Bruce Timm and Bobbie Page producing for Warner Bros. Animation and DC Comics. Christopher Meloni voices Hal Jordan, Victor Garber voices Sinestro, and the cast also includes Michael Madsen, Tricia Helfer, John Larroquette and Kurtwood Smith.

Made for a modest budget of four million dollars and running just seventy-five minutes, this is a compact, action-driven introduction to the Green Lantern mythology. It drew a solid audience, with an IMDb score of 7 out of 10 from around nineteen thousand votes and a TMDB rating of 6.9 from a much smaller pool. The critics' rating of 6.9 from eight reviews sits in line with what viewers reported, suggesting a broadly consistent reception across both groups.