Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels are rolling over in their graves after this awful modern re-telling of their classic TV series. Normally, I don't agree very much with movie critics on what is good and what is bad, but this time they got it right. This movie stunk from start to finish. Let's start with the casting. Johnny Depp was the wrong guy for Tonto, and nobody knows who Armie Hammer is. In this movie, that had Hammer play John Reid/the Lone Ranger as a buffoon, and very naive about the ways of the west. Tonto has to show him how to do everything. The Lone Ranger should be the lead guy not Tonto. However, by casting Depp as Tonto, you know he's not doing a movie these days to be a supporting player.
Also when they created the series for radio and TV back in the 40's and 50's, they had a set code of things that the Lone Ranger and Tonto wouldn't do. As a fan of the original series, I think they should have honored that. This includes no killing, no drinking, the Lone Ranger is never seen without his mask, and they are always on the side of the law. Here Tonto drinks, hangs out at a brothel, and attempts to steal items off of the dead Texas Rangers. They also have different times where they are fighting each other more than the bad guys, and the Lone Ranger and Tonto should never fight each other. They were best friends. Other characters were also constantly making fun of him for wearing the mask. Plus there were too many attempts at lame comedy. They also said about being outlaws, but the Lone Ranger and Tonto were never outlaws. They would sometimes be mistaken for outlaws, but they were always on the side of law and order. I can definitely see why this movie will go down as one of the all time biggest box office bombs.
Also when they created the series for radio and TV back in the 40's and 50's, they had a set code of things that the Lone Ranger and Tonto wouldn't do. As a fan of the original series, I think they should have honored that. This includes no killing, no drinking, the Lone Ranger is never seen without his mask, and they are always on the side of the law. Here Tonto drinks, hangs out at a brothel, and attempts to steal items off of the dead Texas Rangers. They also have different times where they are fighting each other more than the bad guys, and the Lone Ranger and Tonto should never fight each other. They were best friends. Other characters were also constantly making fun of him for wearing the mask. Plus there were too many attempts at lame comedy. They also said about being outlaws, but the Lone Ranger and Tonto were never outlaws. They would sometimes be mistaken for outlaws, but they were always on the side of law and order. I can definitely see why this movie will go down as one of the all time biggest box office bombs.