Lively portrayed the younger version of the titlular character in "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee" (2009) to critical acclaim. Paul Byrnes, of the "Brisbane Times", described Lively's performance in the film as "sensational". In October 2009, Lively began filming her scenes for her role as Kristina "Kris" Coughlin in the 2010 film "The Town", based on Chuck Hogan's novel "Prince of Thieves". The film, which was directed by and starred Ben Affleck, was released in the United States on September 17, 2010. On her performance, "Variety" wrote that Lively was "almost unrecognizable has fierce, pained moments as the moll and single mother [.. tossed aside." In December of that year, Lively appeared in the music video for The Lonely Island's "I Just Had Sex" together with Jessica Alba. Lively played Carol Ferris, the female lead and love interest of Hal Jordan in the superhero film "Green Lantern", which was released in June 2011. The film grossed a worldwide total of $219,851,172. In 2011 she was featured in the annual "TIME" magazine 100 influential people. Additionally, AskMen.com named her the most desirable woman of 2011 and "People" magazine named her one of 2012's Most Beautiful at Every Age.