Well, it doesn't look like the Lone Ranger that I grew up on, which is definitely a plus. The old TV show often had the ranger forsaking his mask and posing as a grey-bearded old prospector type, thus permitting Clayton Moore to wildly overact, like a prototype of Gabby Johnson in "Blazing Saddles" -"rarebit!".
As Bill Cosby once observed, the trope of sending Tonto alone into town to gather information was just an excuse to have him beat to jelly by bigoted townfolk on a semi regular basis.
Johnny Depp does seem to have mastered Jay Silverheels' voice mannerisms, but the special effects action scenes are goofy surreal. A roadrunner cartoon looks like a documentary compared to it. Wonder if the movie will refer to the William Tell Overture?
We deal in lead, friend.
