The Lone Ranger is one of the oddest movies I have ever seen. It also has one of the best action sequences of the year, which, in context, adds to its oddity.
When I use the word "odd," I don't mean the sort of "odd" we'd use to discuss a truly odd movie like Holy Motors (though, there's certainly some of that kind of oddness), but odd in a "What were these people thinking?" sort of way.
I didn't hate The Lone Ranger, though I don't blame anyone who does. To me, it was a spectacle of the macabre, which I'm sure wasn't the point. For the life of me, I just can't figure out whom this movie is for, which is why I find it so fascinating. Before I saw the movie, I just assumed it would be for kids. It is not for kids. (At my screening, I witnessed wary adults lead a mass exodus of children after the villain slices out the heart of a still living human being, then takes a bite.)
