The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger is a 2013 American Western action film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, Ted Elliott, and Terry Rossio. Based on the titular character of the same name, the film stars Johnny Depp as Tonto, the narrator of the events, and Armie Hammer as John Reid, the Lone Ranger. William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, Ruth Wilson, James Badge Dale, Tom Wilkinson, and Helena Bonham Carter also are featured in supporting roles. It is the first theatrical film featuring the Lone Ranger and Tonto characters since William A. Fraker's 1981 film, The Legend of the Lone Ranger. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and Depp's Infinitum Nihil, production was plagued with problems and budgetary concerns, which at one point almost led to the film's premature cancellation. The film then premiered at the Hyperion Theater on June 22, 2013, and was released theatrically in the United States on July 3, 2013.

Plot
In 1933, a boy who idolizes the legendary Lone Ranger encounters the elderly Comanche Tonto at a sideshow in a San Francisco fair. Tonto proceeds to recount his experiences with that Old West adventurer.

In 1869, lawyer John Reid returns home to Colby, Texas, via the uncompleted Transcontinental Railroad, managed by railroad tycoon Latham Cole. Unknown to Reid, the train is also carrying Tonto and outlaw Butch Cavendish, who is being transported for his hanging after being captured by Dan Reid, John's Texas Ranger brother. Cavendish's gang rescues Butch and derails the train. Tonto is subsequently jailed. Dan deputizes John as a Texas Ranger, and with six others they go after the Cavendish gang.

Cavendish's men ambush and kill their pursuers. Tonto, who has escaped from jail, comes across the dead men and buries them. However, a white spirit horse awakens John as a "spirit walker", and Tonto explains John cannot be killed in battle. Tonto also tells him Collins, one of the Rangers, betrayed Dan and is working with Cavendish. As John is thought to be dead, he wears a mask to protect his identity from enemies. Tonto gives John a silver bullet made from the fallen Rangers' badges and tells him to use it on Cavendish, whom he believes to be a mystical beast, the wendigo.

At a brothel Collins recently visited, Red Harrington informs the two about Dan and Collins' fight over a cursed silver rock. Meanwhile, Cavendish's men, disguised as Comanches, raid frontier settlements. John and Tonto arrive after raiders abduct Dan's widow and son, Rebecca, and Danny. Regretting his earlier actions, Collins attempts to help mother and child escape but is shot dead by Cole, who rescues them. Claiming the raiders are hostile Comanches, Cole announces the continued construction of the railroad and dispatches United States Cavalry Captain Jay Fuller to exterminate the Native Americans.

A Comanche tribe captures John and Tonto after the pair finds railroad tracks in Native territory. The leader tells John of Tonto's past: As a boy, Tonto had rescued Cavendish and another man from near-death and later showed them a mountain full of silver ore in exchange for a pocket watch. The men murdered the tribe to keep the location a secret, leaving Tonto with great guilt.

Tonto and John escape as the cavalry attack the Comanche. At the silver mine, the duo captures Cavendish. Tonto demands John use the silver bullet to kill Cavendish, but John refuses. Upon returning Cavendish to Cole and Fuller's custody, Cole is revealed to be Cavendish's partner and brother. Fuller, fearful of being labeled a war criminal for slaughtering the tribe, side with Cole. Rebecca is held hostage, and John is returned to the mine to be executed. Tonto rescues him and the two flee. Realizing Cole is too powerful to be taken down lawfully, John dons the mask again.

At Promontory Summit, during the railroad's union ceremony, Cole reveals his true plan: to take control of the railroad company and use the mined silver to gain more power. John and Tonto steal nitroglycerin and use it to destroy a railroad bridge. With Red's help, Tonto steals the train with the silver, and Cole, Cavendish, and Fuller pursue him in a second train on which Rebecca and Dan Jr. are being held captive. On horseback, John pursues both trains. After a furious chase and fights on both trains, Cavendish and Fuller are killed, Rebecca and Dan Jr. are rescued, and Cole drowns, buried beneath the silver ore after the train plunges off the severed bridge and into the river below.

The town recognizes John as a hero and offers him a law-enforcement position. John declines, and he and Tonto ride off. Back in 1933, Will questions the truth of the story. Tonto gives him a silver bullet and tells him to decide for himself, and then departs.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The casting choices were poor.
 * 2) * Johnny Depp is not at all convincing as an American Indian, despite his claims of being some tiny percentage Indian. He also basically just spends the film doing his wacky Jack Sparrow act with a different accent.
 * 3) * Fun fact: It was later revealed that Johnny is a distant descent of colonial freedom fighter Elizabeth Key Grinstead (1630-1665), daughter of a British nobleman and his African slave.
 * 4) Some of the events aren't really that interesting. In fact, some are so boring, you just want to fall asleep.
 * 5) Weak story.
 * 6) The film has plot holes.
 * 7) Giving way too much time to Tonto, instead of the main character.
 * 8) Extremely poor grasp of the source material. For example, the Lone Ranger didn't have a Southern accent in the original series.
 * 9) Certain scenes drag on for far too long.
 * 10) Some scenes aren’t really appropriate for a supposed family-friendly film. For example, a person gets their heart taken out and eaten. Thankfully, it isn't shown on screen.
 * 11) Some of the special effects are poor.
 * 12) Pointless supporting characters.
 * 13) The makeup on Tonto looks poor: it is also completely inauthentic, being based on a fictional painting of an "Indian Warrior" with crows flying around him: one of the production team incorrectly thought the figure was wearing one on his head, hence Tonto's bizarre get-up with a dead bird on his head.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The action scenes are pretty good.
 * 2) The characters are fine for what they are and our main characters have good chemistry.
 * 3) Some moments are pretty funny.
 * 4) The music is good, especially when the theme from the original series is heard in the film and during the final train chase with the use of the "William Tell Overture" being good.
 * 5) The cinematography is amazing.
 * 6) Some of the special effects are decent, despite being poor.
 * 7) Except for Tonto, the makeup is decent.

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Reception
The Lone Ranger received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the performances of Hammer and Depp and the screenplay, though some praised the makeup and visuals effects. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 30% based on 246 reviews with an average rating of 4.86/10. The site's consensus reads, "Armie 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.". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 37 out of 100, based on reviews from 45 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Box Office
The Lone Ranger opened up at #2 on its opening weekend of July 3, 2013, and opened with a domestic gross of only $29,210,849. The total domestic gross was $89,302,115. In foreign markets, the film made $171,200,000 worldwide. Overall, The Lone Ranger made $260,502,115 against its $215 million budget. The film was the second biggest box office bomb in history, after a 2012 film John Carter.

Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for four Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, Worst Actor for Johnny Depp, Director, and Screenplay. However, the film won one Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off, or Sequel. Despite the Razzie Award win and nominations, the film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Hairstyling and Best Makeup.

Trivia

 * This was the 6th Disney movie based on a non Disney tv show, the previous ones were: Popeye, George Of The Jungle, Mr. Magoo, Inspector Gadget, My Favorite Martian and Underdog.
 * This movie spawned Lego projects before the actual film came out.