The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

Film critic Tom Carson stated "in a just world The Lone Ranger would end with the bird on Depp’s head croaking 'nevermore'". 'The Lone Ranger' is considered by many to be a 'dull' film and much longer that need be. Therefore one of the main reasons why the film is a box office failure. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has said "I think that they were reviewing the budget not the movie". If this was the case, one would not blame the critics as it has been estimated that the movie will lose Disney around $150m.

 'The Lone Ranger' was a popular TV series in the 1950's, for anyone who watched the series when it was aired the release of the recent film would have been quite exciting. As for the younger generation not so much. Due to the fact The Lone Ranger TV series was aired around 60 years ago it's not that hard to believe that not many would have ever even heard of The Lone Ranger before the release of the film. For the younger generation it just appears as another bad western.

With the remake of 'The Lone Ranger' Director Gore Verbinski was not sure of the main or target audience. The film is not really for kids but was said to be 'too Disney' for adults. The film is much longer that it needed to be causing it to drag on. However some actually blame the critics for 'The Lone Rangers box office failure. Actor Johnny Depp who played the role of 'Tonto' in the film believes that the reviews were written seven to eight months before£ the film was even released. Due to Jonny Depp’s many successes in several films, film critics now simply assume and want that whatever film he plays a main role in must be a blockbuster. This puts pressure on any film and its cast to be a blockbuster.

'The Lone Ranger' was a box office failure for several different reasons but the main reason is simply that the younger generation know not of the 1950's TV series therefore do not really understand the background to the film. Also most youth don't tend to be a fan of western films.