'Green Lantern' casts an all-too familiar light - msnbc.com

Actor Jim Carrey appeared on TODAY to talk about his new film, "Mr. Popper's Penguins." But never one to be reigned in, Carrey eventually veered slightly off topic.

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Dramatically tart in certain scenes but more often just spinning its wheels doing variations on similar moments from previous episodes in the lives of likewise endowed relatives in the DC and Marvel universes, Warner Bros.' attempt to launch a major new fantasy action hero franchise serves up all the requisite elements with enough self-deprecating humor to suggest it doesn't take itself too seriously.

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But familiarity may begin to breed creeping signs of contempt, if not in immediate negative box office results then in an inevitable fatigue with such enterprises. The film opens Friday.

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'Green Lantern' casts an all-too familiar light - msnbc.com