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Movie of the Week: The Lone Ranger
Aug. 16th, 2013 02:45 amWhy all the rotten reviews of The Lone Ranger? H and I saw it yesterday afternoon and despite the small child kicking the back of our seat and the loud popcorn bag rattler over H's right shoulder, we had a great time. I have to say the movie is utterly bonkers, has plot holes you can drive an iron horse through, and makes very little sense at times, (How did Tonto get out of that jail cell?) but it's hugely entertaining and we came away smiling.
Armie Hammer's comic timing is excellent and Johnny Depp playsCaptain Jack Spa Tonto as slightly broken, but not stupid. Sure, he's no Jay Silverheels (who came from Brantford, Ontario, by the way) but he brings his own charm to the role despite the dead bird on his head and the layer of face goo. Tonto is much more savvy than the Lone Ranger. In fact to start off with even Silver is more savvy than the Lone Ranger. (Kudos to the horse trainer.)
So, Armie Hammer plays John Reid, lawyer brother of lawman, Dan, who in the 9 years that his brother has been back east has married the girl they were both sweet on. John doesn't believe in guns, which is slightly unfortunate when he gets swept up into a posse of Texas Rangers along with his brother, to recapture escaped outlaw Butch Cavendish. If you remember the original you can guess what happens next and as the last surving (Lone) Ranger together with Tonto who is also hunting Cavendish, he sets out to recapture the bad guy. Of course it's more complicated than that and Dan's widow and son get scooped up into the mess but... yeah, of course it's OK in the end and the Lone Ranger and Tonto live to fight another day, presuming the film didn't lose the execs too much money after the undeserved bad reviews.
Plenty of CGI and big setpieces and Hammer and Depp work well together. Ruth Wilson plays the Widow Reid. I remember her from the TV version of Jane Eye about 6 years ago, but what has the poor woman done to her lips? Botox? She looks like you could wet them and stick her to the wall. She never looked like that as Jane Eyre.
Armie Hammer's comic timing is excellent and Johnny Depp plays
So, Armie Hammer plays John Reid, lawyer brother of lawman, Dan, who in the 9 years that his brother has been back east has married the girl they were both sweet on. John doesn't believe in guns, which is slightly unfortunate when he gets swept up into a posse of Texas Rangers along with his brother, to recapture escaped outlaw Butch Cavendish. If you remember the original you can guess what happens next and as the last surving (Lone) Ranger together with Tonto who is also hunting Cavendish, he sets out to recapture the bad guy. Of course it's more complicated than that and Dan's widow and son get scooped up into the mess but... yeah, of course it's OK in the end and the Lone Ranger and Tonto live to fight another day, presuming the film didn't lose the execs too much money after the undeserved bad reviews.
Plenty of CGI and big setpieces and Hammer and Depp work well together. Ruth Wilson plays the Widow Reid. I remember her from the TV version of Jane Eye about 6 years ago, but what has the poor woman done to her lips? Botox? She looks like you could wet them and stick her to the wall. She never looked like that as Jane Eyre.
