The Lone Ranger

After reading the poor reviews on Rottentomatoes.com, I was hesitant to give the Lone Ranger a try.  RT gave it a 23 percent rating for over 130 reviews.   Usually when a movie gets that much bad press I tend to avoid it.  The fans enjoyed it so I thought I should give it a try.  It turns out that the movie was much better than I expected.   The plot line was all over the place and the acting was pretty silly but it was still good overall.   I enjoyed watching Johnny Depp in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and felt the same here.   I also liked watching the Lone Ranger go from being a by-the-numbers prosecutor to being a gunman.

I wasn't surprised to see this movie as an over the top actioner with Johnny Depp in it.   I mean, did you really think that it was going to be that serious?   Most of the critics seemed to be upset watching Jack Sparrow as Tanto but I thought it was great.   This movie was more of an origin story but I can see them coming out with a sequel.   I did feel that some parts of the movie could have been left out but overall I could watch it again.

I guess the next time I won't listen to the critics as much and see a movie for myself.   Critics try to sound to "Shakespearean" in their reviews when it's not necessary.   They will take an action adventure movie like the Expendables and review it like their reviewing Hamlet or Macbeth.  Half the time their reviews do not make any sense and come across as being arrogant.   Movies like the Lone Ranger are not high art nor are they trying to be.   They are just over the top fun movies that allow you to escape your stressful lives.

So if you want to check out a fun action filled movie, check out the Lone Ranger.