"The Lone Ranger" is playing at University 16 Cinemas at 1:30, 5:00, 8:30 and 9:30 on Friday, July 5, through Sunday, July 9. Reserved seating showings are at 12:30, 4:00 and 7:30.
From producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski, the filmmaking team behind the blockbuster "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, comes Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer Films' "The Lone Ranger," a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor, in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes. Native American warrior Tonto (Johnny Depp) recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid (Armie Hammer), a man of the law, into a legend of justice-taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption.
Here's what critics are saying:
... 'The Lone Ranger' exists without a convincing sense of jeopardy or, more critically, any place for audiences to emotionally connect. That TV show may have been modesty itself in terms of production values, but we cared about its heroes in a way we do not here. — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times If the movie gets by with audiences, it'll be thanks to the 21st-century novelty of seeing huge, chaotic action set pieces, one early and one a couple of hours later, set aboard spiffy-looking period-accurate locomotives. — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune 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. Clunky and drawn out, 'Ranger' shoots blanks, even with the star power of Johnny Depp behind it. — Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
The Lone Ranger isn’t offensively bad (except maybe to Native Americans), but it is dull and forgettable. Expecting your audience to overlook a few plot points is one thing, but threads of story that lead to nowhere and inexplicable character transformations are just lazy filmmaking. — Ryan Fleming, Digital Trends More fun than faithful, it is bigger, it is glossier and it is far, far campier than the 1950s TV series ... It's also slightly bloated stuff, stocked as it is with oversized action sequences, a rich Hans Zimmer score and a surprisingly goofy sense of humor. Still, this crowd-pleasing 'Lone Ranger' just might be the most enjoyable 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie since the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie. — Mike Scott, The Times-Picayune "The Lone Ranger" is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, and some suggestive material. The movie runs 2 hours and 29 minutes.
