In the old days of the west, there were bad guys, the “Outlaw”, and the hero, “the Law”. Notorious outlaw, Butch Cavendish (Christopher Lloyd), is planning a crime of the century, and the only person that can stop him is the U.S. Ranger: Dan Reid (John Bennet Perry, Matthew Perry’s dad. Yes, Chandler Bing), and Dan’s younger brother is coming home to John Reid (Klinton Spilsbury),
He is an aspiring lawyer when Dan needs another hand to go catch Butch. He asks John and they are led into Bryants Gap where all the Rangers were brought down by Butch and his men, except John, but he is the only survivor when Butch thinks they’re all dead. John must now become “The Lone Ranger”.
This is an awesome, fun ride of a film. It truly shows how cool the Lone Ranger is and when you hear the theme music and Silver the horse panting heavily along with the words, “Hi Yo Silver Away”, it makes you feel like a little kid again, especially seeing this Superhero of the west ride into the sunset fighting the evil Butch Cavendish.
Overall the acting is not so much to talk about, Spilsbury does a good job at the titular role, but he will never be as good as Clayton Moore, the original Lone Ranger, but he faces up to the challenge and he does it well. Other than Spilsbury, none of the other actors do that good of a job; they either seem to lack the charisma of the movie, or none of them cared, besides Christopher Lloyd does a great job at being this over the top, brooding bad guy who is trying to take over the west for himself.
Lastly, the script is delicately written although in certain places, it seemed rushed because of the love interest in the movie, Ms. Striker. Her character was not really recognized nor had much of an arc. Other than that, they all do a great job writing a screenplay for a movie that captures the Lone Ranger perfectly.
If you want to relive the days of being a kid, or want a movie that will just bring a smile to your face, watch this film as Fraker does a great job capturing the magic that the T.V. show instilled in children of all ages. The fight scenes are excellently filmed with heart pounding suspense.
Overall, I give this movie an 8.5, I give Directing 3.5 gold bars, 2 silver bars for acting, and 3 silver bars for script. I will see you the next time you want to come to the movies.