The Lone Ranger (2013)

Stars	User	Rating
11	BillyShears	45 _15%
Go see the Lone Ranger if you want to witness 300 million dollars being set on fire.
5	DougieD	20 _3%
One of the most tonally unbalanced films I have ever seen. It's impossible to figure out who the intended audience is for this western that constantly shifts between cartoony, family friendly comedic action and dark western-themed violence. The story is all over the map, with cannibalism and genocide being major themes, and Johnny Depp's performance is one of the worst I've seen from a major Hollywood star. The only reason I'm giving it a 20 is for a few fun set pieces and strong set design.
4	cagedwisdom	25 _17%
There's a sizeable chunk of time (or two) when Depp is not seen on screen in which this film feels like a living, breathing thing. Cool western stuff, grandiose horse chases, engaging action set pieces, and Hammer is serviceable. But the framing device is contrived, the plot and tone is all over the place and Depp is too far gone. There's a good film hidden here, if the narrative would just shift into focus, but as it is it's hard to care. I liked Ruth Wilson and Fichtner is superb, as always.
3	Bunken	50 _37%
Seldom has a movie tried to be funny, and failed so miserably. Great production value and a train scene that would make Buster Keaton himself very jealous...
3	td888	40 _29%
Another Johnny Depp in a funny costume movie.
2	KramYessev	42 _21%
There's 30-40 minutes of a good movie in here, mostly down to Tom Wilkinson & William Fichtner being awesome and some fun train-based action set-pieces. The rest of the 150 minute running time is comprised of awful humor, a contrived framing device, people aiming guns at other people but never actually shooting them, Johnny Depp's insufferable surprised face and killer CGI bunnies. With two instances of horse related toilet humor, and in 2013 no less, this deserved to fucking bomb.
2	Astrophizz	50 _27%
Oddly racist...
2	NothingsGood	50 _45%
The Lone Ranger is almost a good film. Like, it's really close. Depp is genuinely funny. The action is genuinely fun. It's just so freaking long and repeatedly unbelievable to the point of incomprehension. My theory is they actually died when they flew off the train in the opening scene and the whole thing is a pre-death hallucination. It's the only moderately rational explanation.
2	TrixRabbi	64 _19%
A weird mishmash of ideas going on here. The biggest shame is that there's some really good stuff, especially the beginning of the film when the rangers go hunting for Butch, and the final train sequence. But it's so uneven, it doesn't know if it wants to be serious or a comedy. I actually wanted more development for Reid, but instead Johnny Depp has to come along with his bullshit wackiness to defuse any sort of suspense. Also what the fuck was with those rabbits?
2	Leonardis	76 _21%
It is certainly entertaining and the leads are both pretty good. I have no idea what the original show felt like so I won't compare. Anyways, I thought this was perfectly fine, albeit just as ridiculous as Verbinski's Pirates trilogy as well. Story-wisenits pretty hohum. Overall it's some solid entertainment and nothing more.
2	pupetman64	4 _8%
A terrible framing device and an incredibly annoying, and not to mention racist, Johnny Depp mar what is honestly a somewhat entertaining action western.
2	WalkenRoll	80 _74%
Seriously...people thought this was a BAD movie? It's got great set pieces, and is surprisingly dark for a DISNEY movie - blood, racism, cannibalism, sexual innuendo - The Lone Ranger has it ALL
2	moraesfelipe	23 _2%
This is what happens when you try to craft an all-in-one kind of flick. So, there is plenty of violence -- actually, too much violence --, FX explosions, a buddy film structure, slapstick sequences, some romance to give the hero humanity and the naive storytelling strategy -- old Tonto chatting with a kid in a museum -- to convince crowds they are seeing something really big, amusing, well-made, but still funny and vibrant. The thing is: Lone Ranger doesn't get anything near of what it aims.
2	xacviant	39 _8%
That THE LONE RANGER is a misfire is merely icing on the cake; could a $215+ million revival of so long dormant a property ever have been a good idea? But despite some redeeming elements--a lavish production, some good action and solid dry humor--the film is too long, too predictable, and too misguided (trying to touch on American atrocities while being a popcorn film). Armie Hammer's Ranger is too much a whiny jerk, and Johnny Depp's Tonto is fairly ridiculous. Pointless framing device, too.
2	TjlMovFrks23	30 _5%
A terrible effort by Disney to reinvent this once iconic trilogy. whether is Depp having paired up with unfunny Armie Hammer or the fact that they used too much of pirates over dose formula,everything about this spaghetti western rejuvenation is just wrong. If only they could take less about the pretentious comedic similarity with the "pirates". This witless over-budget western sketch could be much more fun or else exciting. truth be told,it is one of the most sleaziest summer blockbuster.
2	Tripwyre	67 _54%
There's bad stuff in here, particularly the totally intrusive & unnecessary framing device that only serves to show how hideously inappropriate Depp's casting is. But what it gets right it gets oh so right. That it takes a lot (musically, thematically and plot-wise) from one of my all-time favourites, Once Upon A Time In The West, certainly helps. But the train action is exceptional, and I couldn't wipe the smile from my face. Like John Carter, this is a fun flick despite the critical thrashing.
2	Tony Irwin	82 _77%
The first half hour was so good - so very very good - that I was sitting there wondering "how can the whole world be so wrong about this movie?!" Every image gleamed with wit and joyful cheesiness, Depp's Tonto possessed astonishing dignity, and the writers threw a new dilemma at our heroes every 10 seconds. Then the writers switched to a TV melodrama about the Lone Ranger's brother's wife and I dozed for over an hour while Depp clowned it up and the director gave us pastiche. Until the ending!
2	PeaceAnarchy	83 _72%
Turns out this was actually very good. While it might be a tad long it's a lot of fun to watch with a nice mix of comedic moments and serious commentary. The cinematography is excellent and the main performances nearly so. Depp's Tonto has some superficial similarities to his Jack Sparrow in tone and energy, but both characters have quite a bit of depth and are drastically different in how they fit into their respective movies. Not quite a great film, but a very worthwhile watch.
2	gogokain	45 _49%
Depp is the best part of this movie. Depp is also a racist caricature. I'm so conflicted. Decent popcorn film that could have been more, but not a good movie.
1	eCitizen	80 _83%
This movie has a certain unique charm. Johnny Depp is in rare form with a kooky Indian character that steals the show. Arnie Hammer was a charmed naive clown. This does little to rekindle nostalgia for the original & instead pokes fun at it at every opportunity. This could easily have been titled Tonto. The story has plenty of crazy twists, turns, miraculous saves, and a few laugh out loud funny moments. Also, extra points for being so very odd.
1	Ryan Lueders (ReelRyan)	73 _37%
This movie was decent enough. The biggest atrocity in the film was its length. A whopping two hours and twenty-nine minutes. I also didn't like how the Lone Ranger was a big wuss who was afraid to use guns... what's that all about? The added narration between the little boy and Tonto could have been cut too. The film was just bursting with superfluous scenes. The last action sequence redeemed a lot as it music and explosiveness met in perfect harmony. Hi, ho Silver, AWAY!
1	caprimode	45 _11%
Has there ever been a movie this Hollywood-ized? An established franchise gets an overlong, loud, and violent modern update - complete with Johnny Depp crapping out an eccentric character. It's an absolute mess.... but I admit there is some fun to be had in the final 45 minutes or so. If the rest of the movie was cut into about 45 minutes and this thing ran 90 minutes then it could have kept my (and others') interest.
1	Trooth	60 _31%
I don't think there's anything really wrong with this movie. I mean, they obviously wanted to channel Pirates of the Caribbean in quite a few ways, and some of the action was pretty ridiculous, but having just seen Man of Steel, this one came off as a pretty tame, pretty family-friendly action-adventure movie. It also had a few touches of Once Upon a Time in the West in there, but of course wasn't nearly as good.
1	LookJabba...	2 _7%
The Lone Ranger is severely worse than I ever could have anticipated. It's without doubt one of the most ridiculous films I've ever had the displeasure of watching. I wanted it to be a family friendly romp, but tonally it's all over the place and I've no idea who the intended audience is. Hammer is infuriatingly unfunny and although he has his moments Depp can't salvage anything. It's overlong by a good 60 mins and it overdoses on the generic POTC formula. Horribly sleazy by Disney's standards.
1	TheDiceman	55 _49%
Pretty good, a few belly laughs in there.
1	Wezzo	73 _33%
It's too long and sometimes too boring. But that final half-hour is a gift that keeps on giving, one of the most thrilling spectacles of summer 2013 cinema, and it makes up for a hell of a lot of the movie's earlier foibles.
1	damil	40 _13%
It's pretty bad. Depp's Tonto is just a bunch of silly facial expressions. The title character is dull as hell, too. None of the characters are engaging at all. The plot isn't interesting either, as well as being needlessly convoluted. Oh, and the whole thing is too damn long. The humour falls flat, the visual effects aren't very good, and it proves that Hollywood just likes to rely on formulas for movies, not actual good ideas. A waste of time, overall.
1	Clark Nova	92 _68%
Heel, toe, double barrel shotgun......Heel, toe, double barrel shotgun.
1	Superargo	60 _44%
Lots of really bad frigging ideas here--a sissyfied Ranger, that horrendous Old Tonto framing device, Helena Bonham Carter, the fact that we're supposed to keep chuckling at slapstick after an entire Comanche tribe has been slaughtered. But I loved the twenty-minute ladder/horse/train climax, which is the best action sequence of the year so far. And no one's been talking about how insanely smoking hot Ruth Wilson is. I'd say it's worth seeing once.
1	michaelsykes	72 _50%
It's not as bad as you want it to be.
1	Okkervil	30 _21%
Horrendously long and boring, with a frustratingly messy structure and plot. Depp is cast for his name only (which was a waste of time considering this films deserved box office failure) and he feels hopelessly out of place. It ends on a fairly strong final act, but it's nowhere near good enough to justify the two hour wait for its arrival. There's really just nothing to recommend here.
1	Ocelot	20 _12%
My review of World War Z called it blockbuster film-making at its absolute worst, but the Lone Ranger already has it beat. This gets a slightly higher score out of respect for the costume designers and the fact that most of the shots were in focus, but as a whole it's a more miserable film-going experience of late than anything other than Man of Steel. The ending is almost watchable, but you have to sit through The Lone Ranger to get to it.
1	spamhead80	41 _6%
Silver was the only good thing about this movie, but unfortunately the movie wasn't entirely about the horse. Oh yeah, and the train scenes at the beginning and end of the movie were well done. Too bad that there was another two fucking hours to sit through aside from that.
1	Duder	45 _6%
I'm really losing my appetite for blockbusters i guess, this movie was filled with so much stupidity that I just couldn't enjoy it. This might also be one of Depp's most plain performances. There's a reason why Keaton is a legend and movies that try to imitate it just look lame and unfunny..
1	Murravener	75 _40%
It's not as bad as everyone is telling you it is, but it's not that good either.
1	Radres	72 _53%
I don't get the negative flack this movie is receiving. Yes it has its PoC moments but the movie is enjoyable, has a smart plot and a touching way of telling the story. I liked it very much. I assume that such a harsh critic on the western society, especially US is responsible for the negativity.
1	Ytadel	4 _43%
The bones of this movie's story (SPOILERS - an evil industrialist frames Native Americans for raids so he has an excuse to wipe them out and build a railroad) could be part of a much better Lone Ranger film. But this one's execution is mostly dull. It feels interminably long, and little of the humor works. Neither the heroes or villains pop off the screen, and the action is generic, except bits of the climactic train sequence. Like 2013's Great Gatsby, it has an intrusive, awful framing device.
1	Nick Hamden (Gorgon Reviews)	80 _77%
Far better than its box office numbers. The Lone Ranger is just a bit too long, but it is still very exciting. [Full Review]

Average Percentile 33.76% from 1698 Ratings