The verdict is out The Lone Ranger and critics have plenty to say about the film, most reporting it falls short of the original 1950s television series it is based on.
But does that mean the film isn't worth seeing? A Forbes contributer believes the media is hungry for a flop and would rather see a film do horribly than succeed in the box office.
According to the critic, "The Lone Ranger," is "about a hundred times better than you think it is due to the mindless press coverage and echo-chamber of the increasingly lazy professional critics."
Here's what Forbes had to say about the film:
Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger balances a naive, uptight righteousness with a reluctance to take on the hero's mantle that he thinks better suited his brother. But deeper within is a sense of frustration that he was denied a life and love that should've and could've been his, and that he should not be expected to give up his sense of right and wrong just because the world seems to have given up its own. His stumbles and fumbles are funny at times, but we root for him even when we're chuckling, and we come to appreciate how hard he tries to hold on to his ideals even when it would be so much easier to let go.
Johnny Depp's Tonto is the primary point of view in the story, and he is a man driven by inner demons while he chances real-world demons (so to speak). His fury and desire for revenge are matched only by his guilt and loneliness. There's plenty of humor to Depp's portrayal, but anyone who thinks it is satirizing Tonto is just not getting it at all. He's not stupid, nor is he a caricature as some have claimed. It's clear that half of the things he says have double-meanings and disguise other truths - some of them personal, some of them sly, some of them outright hilarious. Depp doesn't mock his character, he clearly respects him and gives a performance with as much grace and dignity as well as humor and heart.
The film reportedly made $10 million its opening night. Check out the trailer below to see if "The Lone Ranger" is worth a trip to the movie theater.
Editor's Note: This article previously stated the Lone Ranger was a televison show in the 1930s. The show aired from 1949-1957.
