Power Rangers
(2017)Together we are more.
The director of Project Almanac takes on a modern version of the '90s action series about a group of teens who find a mysterious source of power. Co-stars Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games) as Rita Repulsa, Bill Hader (Trainwreck) as Alpha 5, and Bryan Cranston (Trumbo) as Zordon.
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Directed by Dean Israelite ('Project Almanac')
Starring Ludi Lin, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Dacre Montgomery, Elizabeth Banks, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston
Written by John Gatins, Ashley Miller, Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Michele Mulroney, Kieran Mulroney (based on the television series 'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers' created by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy)
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...maintains dramatic tension even while teetering on the brink of excess. Full Review
The characters in "Power Rangers" have all the depth and idiosyncrasy of walking talking robo-teen action figures. Full Review
We didn't really need any of this: not the repackage, nor more superheroics, nor the closing-credits cover of Snap's The Power. Full Review
A teen group therapy session disguised as a superhero movie, "Power Rangers" is numbingly predictable and cynically made, recycling myriad blockbuster tropes but draining their adolescent pleasures in the process. Full Review
...if nothing else, Power Rangers is clever in its construction. Full Review
Much like the teens at the center, Power Rangers goes through some awkward growing pains in real time trying to figure out what movie it wants to be or even should be. Full Review
Though the Rangers themselves acquit themselves honourably, you never really reach the point where you'd be unhappy to see one of them choke on a fish bone. Full Review
Action-wise it's slo-mo pyro a go go from the get go, although the whole movie feels about 20 minutes too long. Full Review
BY Liam Maguren Flicks Writer
A modern Power Rangers movie? I think I heard more rolling eyes than pumping fists when that was first announced. However, unlike most of the reboots that have recently flooded cinemas, the Mighty Morphin teenagers have never taken a break since the ‘90s, staying relevant on TV in Wild Force, DinoThunder, and Ninja Steel. (Don’t worry, I have never heard of those things either.) So a big blockbuster film is more justified than other remade properties. Director Dean Israelite, who almost made a good movie out of Project Almanac, almost makes a good movie out of this feature. He and his team get about 50% there, which might be good enough for some. But one person’s “glass half full” is another person’s “fully half assed.”... More
In a bold move, the film dedicates most of its two-hour running time developing its characters. They each have their own secrets and troubles that make them more than just ‘the jock’ or ‘comic relief’. One is caring after a dying relative. Another isn’t accepted for their sexuality. It’s a good start, but the film doesn’t capitalise on these setups, rendering these complex issues into mere bumper stickers. At least the cast is culturally diverse, though their leader is still the white guy (looking and acting like the beta test version of Chris Pine).
Unlike, say, Guardians of the Galaxy, Power Rangers can’t fit five origin stories into one. With a decent punch-up writer, the script could have relieved the stark seriousness of the story in order to make it work with the silliness of seeing superheroes in brightly coloured onesies karate chopping through rock aliens and an evil Elizabeth Banks in a feral Ferngully cosplay. Unfortunately, it doesn’t, and the mix feels as awkward as hearing the original Power Rangers theme followed immediately by Kanye West. (Yes, this actually happens.)Hide
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