Director Gore Verbinski’s "The Lone Ranger" is for anyone who thought the Native American guy from the Village People and a western-wear model would make the perfect blockbuster-action team. This smart-looking but empty adventure - with a hero that looks more Tom Ford than John Ford - suffers from a shambling script, shifting tones and a surplus of villains.
Disney's The Lone Ranger opens in theaters today, but debate over the big-budget western epic has been raging online for years, ever since Johnny Depp first said in 2011 that he wanted to make a movie of the radio and TV classic.
Director Gore Verbinski’s "The Lone Ranger" is for anyone who thought the Native American guy from the Village People and a western-wear model would make the perfect blockbuster-action team. This smart-looking but empty adventure - with a hero that looks more Tom Ford than John Ford - suffers from a shambling script, shifting tones and a surplus of villains.
Disney's The Lone Ranger opens in theaters today, but debate over the big-budget western epic has been raging online for years, ever since Johnny Depp first said in 2011 that he wanted to make a movie of the radio and TV classic.
