Sunday 14 July 2013

The Lone Ranger


The law enforcer character who has been brought back into prominence in 'The Lone Ranger' started life as a 1930s radio serial and I recall watching the television incarnation of the character when I was growing up in the 1950s.

In the 1860s, a masked avenger for the law rides the wild west on his horse 'Silver' righting wrongs all the while assisted by his sidekick, the Native American, Tonto.

In this age of super heroes being reincarnated in super epic movies it was only a matter of time before The Lone Ranger joined the club. The film has been savaged by critics so I went to see it with great reservations but found a more enjoyable and imaginative movie than I was expecting given the drubbing it received.

On the negative side, it is at least twenty minutes too long and as far as I am concerned Johnny Depp as Tonto wears a little thin playing a characterisation he has already done to death in the Pirates of the Caribbean series.

★★


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