Review of The Lone Ranger (2013) by Hayden L — 17 Oct 2017

I sort of have mixed feelings for this film. One one side it is a good movie, just not as good as it should have been. The action is alright but some of it feels artificial an thus less involving. The film does have a great sense of humor which is somewhat helpful, however the story is at best a little weak if not a lot.

The characters are not really that well developed with the exception of Johnny Depp's character, when the title character is not as developed as his sidekick than it undermines as well as hinders any real involvement with the film.

The main things that I took issue to was the Lone Ranger's portrayal whom the filmmakers make him look like a pansy and a coward which is that exact opposite of what the character is. The character's very weak origin story is another great disappointment, also the way the story is told is quite confusing in some parts (crazy meat eating rabbits?) and its occasional switching from present time and the past is quite confusing as well.

Still the film does have its moments, its good sense of humor, some interesting characters, occasionally great action sequences, and a genuinely creepy villain played by Fichtner help elevate the film somewhat but not enough to be listed as a great film.