potentially realistic retelling of the Lone Ranger legend has devolved into Wile E. Coyote-style cartoon shenanigans.

Jerry Bruckheimer would like the Lone Ranger to ride again, positioning the new Johnny Depp starrer as a franchise starter. “Hopefully, the Lone Ranger will continue,” the producer said Sunday ...

Saying the new “Lone Ranger” has “tone issues” is just ... with an idea for wiping out the Red Man. And the cheerful cartoon this might have been goes all dark and dismal.