The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 17 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
When it comes to mining boys' adventure stories, defaming pirates may be fair game, but stories about western justice and native Americans? Not so much.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
3 Jul 2013
rotten:
Somewhere, around the hour-and-a-half mark, The Lone Ranger makes the fateful decision not to end. Worse, the movie keeps not-ending for another full hour.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
3 Jul 2013
rotten:
Your expectations of how bad The Lone Ranger is can't trump the reality.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jul 2013
rotten:
Frustrating, lazy and lifeless.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
6 Aug 2013
rotten:
This isn't the complete disaster of Wild Wild West, but that's only because none of the $250 million was spent to turn Kenneth Branagh into a mechanical spider.