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**_The two protagonists win the day in this amusing, dramatic and thrilling Western_** The so-called 'lone ranger,' John Reid (Armie Hammer), and his Comanche companion, Tonto (Johnny Depp), seek to bring the notorious Butch Cavendish to...
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The Lone Ranger
2013
Movie
149 min
English
The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.
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IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Metacritic37/100
Google Users61%
Director: Gore Verbinski•Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
Plot Summary
John Reid, a former Texas Ranger, is ambushed and left for dead along with his brothers by a ruthless outlaw gang. He is found and healed by the mysterious Comanche warrior Tonto. Together, they don a mask and seek justice for the fallen and the oppressed, becoming the legendary masked duo known as the Lone Ranger and Tonto.
Critical Reception
The Lone Ranger received largely negative reviews from critics, who cited its excessive length, convoluted plot, and uneven tone. While some praised the action sequences and the performances of Armie Hammer and Johnny Depp, many felt the film failed to capture the spirit of the classic character and was an overblown, unfocused spectacle.
What Reviewers Say
Fails to live up to its iconic source material with a bloated and unfocused narrative.
While featuring some visually impressive action, the film suffers from excessive length and a lack of cohesive storytelling.
Johnny Depp's portrayal of Tonto was polarizing, with many finding it distracting rather than engaging.
Google audience: Audiences were divided, with many appreciating the action and spectacle, but a significant portion found the film too long, confusing, and lacking the charm of previous iterations. The performances of the lead actors received mixed reactions.
Awards & Accolades
Nominated for 3 Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture and Worst Actor (Johnny Depp).
Fun Fact
The production of 'The Lone Ranger' was famously troubled, facing numerous delays and budget overruns, ultimately becoming one of Hollywood's biggest financial flops.
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7 reviews
drystyx
This should survive the test of time. The Lone Ranger and Tonto set out to do good. We get a look at the origins of the Lone Ranger. And most of it is told by Tonto (Johnny Depp in a role that is actually well done). I'm not fond of the...
CinemaSerf
Relegated to a fun-fair exhibit, "Tonto" (Johnny Depp) regales a young visitor with tales of his adventures with the eponymous, somewhat green and naive, lawyer "John Reid" (Armie Hammer). It all started when "Tonto" rescues "Reid" after he...
r96sk
It loses its way a bit at around the midway point, but all in all <em>'The Lone Ranger'</em> is a film I found entertainment in. No doubt helped by much of the people behind 2003's <em>'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pe...
Gimly
(I wrote a very long and comprehensive review about this but I lost it in a browser crash so we'll have to make do with just one paragraph). Watching _The Lone Ranger_, every now and then, I could genuinely see the spark of a good movie ...
Per Gunnar Jonss...
If this film would not have been called Lone Ranger and would not have pretended to tell the story the Lone Ranger then I would probably have considered it to be an okay movie. Maybe even a good one. However, this was supposed to be a Lone ...
John Chard
Wrong Brother. The early signs were not good, tales of production problems galore and early critical notices wading in to kick the film before it had even had a run at the theatres. The Lone Ranger seemed destined to be a blockbuster ...
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