The Lone Ranger

Never Take Off the Mask


The Lone Ranger
This is a Disney/Bruckheimer production, so it's aimed at a particularly demographic. They're hoping to launch a new franchise to replace Pirates, and have chosen to reboot an American TV series from way back when. The story is told from the viewpoint of the official hero's sidekick, and is how a lawyer becomes a masked avenger to fight crime and corruption in the Old West. The critics were generally unimpressed.

148 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Violence).
Action, Adventure, Western.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Where
Where's Houdini when we need him?

Credits

Cast
Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, Helene Bonham Carter, James Badge Dale
Director
Gore Verbinski
ScreenplayJustin Hayte, Ted Elliot, Terry Rossio
MusicHans Zimmer
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
EditingJames Haygood, Graig Wood
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, Datasat
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2013
Produced byWalt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Blind Wink Productions, Classic Media, Infinitum Nihil, Silver Bullet Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreWestern, adventure
LanguageVery mild, infrequent
NudityNon
SexNone
ViolenceMild to moderate, frequent, minimal blood
PrejudiceHistorical context, native Americans
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseSome alcohol in social context
CommentsAn unlikely partnership of an attorney turned outlaw and a rogue Commanche fighting corruption and evil in the wild West,
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, and some suggestive material
Runtime149
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
2
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
5
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
2
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
4
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote icon familiar notes of Mr. Tell's Overture, you'll have to be a stick in the mud not to be swept up in the moment. While I would have preferred the overall flick to have possessed more of that aura throughout, or at least passed through the editing bay a few times to trim some of the excess cinematic fat, this turns out to be a decent reintroduction to the character.
12
Metacritic.com
40 critics
7
Rottentomatoes critics
171 critics
9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconArmie Hammer and Johnny Depp make for an appealing pair of leads, but they're not enough to make up for The Lone Ranger's bland script, bloated length, and blaring action overkill.
5
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
10

What the People say

Internet
13449 Netizens quote iconNot only the Magic, but explains the Magic
13

Average .. 47%

9

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