“The Lone Ranger” Receives Unsatisfactory Reviews

“The Lone Ranger” Receives Unsatisfactory Reviews

A number of critics have a less-than-positive review of “The Lone Ranger,” which was released into the big screen recently.

The movie provides little excitement since it mainly offers a similar comical ambiance, stunts and bizarre characters as the “Pirate of the Caribbean,” according to Kenneth Turan of the LA Times. The movie also does not provide enough motivation to look forward t a sequel.

The Boston Globe’s Ty Burr also considered “The Lone Ranger” too long and bloated for a western comedy that cost $250 million to make. Burr found Armie Hammer, who plays the title role, bland and uninteresting. Burr was also not quite impressed by Johnny Depp, who plays the partner of Hammer as Tonto.

The movie was considered a bloodbath by Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle. He added that no one should see the movie, let alone children. LaSalle said the movie was a confusing and charmless. It was the longest 2 1/2 hours on record, LaSalle indicated.

Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune described the movie as pretentious, revisionist, and offers an abnormal level of violence. He said the script of “The Lone Ranger” was not workable, even if it will be rewritten a number of times.

The New York Times’ AO Scott indicated that the movie will baffle, stupefy, and occasionally delight moviegoers. The movie became incoherent as it attempted to balance out pomposity with playfulness. The attempt to satirize western clichés while creating a serious account of a history of greed, exploitation and violence also contributed to this situation.

Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice said that the movie was overloaded with too many plot points and action sequences by Gore Verbinski, This concealed the genius that could have been offered by the movie. She also said that the movie was an extravagantly-squandered opportunity.

However, Zacharek did say that Silver, the trusty steed of “The Lone Ranger” was the only one aware of the natural landscape in the movie.

Posted by Kade Quinn on Thursday July 04 2013, 6:45 AM EST. Ref: LA Times. Link. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0