POWER RANGERS (Theatrical Release USA 2017)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì

Power Rangers features young actors who possibly will be the next big names in action flicks, but at this point in time are still developing acting skills. Average performance and mediocre action scenes place this film in the teen flick entertainment range. Perhaps Director Dean Israelite, in future Power Ranger films, will be able to morph presentation of Power Rangers into quality entertainment just as Director Christopher Nolan took the hokey Batman stories and morphed them into the outstanding Batman Begins movie. When that morphing happens, these superheroes will shoot over the top in entertainment value. Watch for Bryan Cranston in the movie.

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Storyline

Six superheroes, purposed to safeguard earth, experience derailment of purpose when one superhero becomes power hungry and forsakes its original purpose.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Dean Israelite for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Joel Andryc, John Gatins, Qiuyun Long, Brent O’Connor, Allison Shearmur, and Takeyuki Suzuki for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Jason/Red Ranger (Dacre Montgomery), Kimberly/Pink Ranger (Naomi Scott), Billy/Blue Ranger (RJ Cyler), Zack/Black Ranger (Ludi Lin), Trini/Yellow Ranger (Becky G), Rita Repulsa (Elizabeth Banks), Zordon (Bryan Cranston), Alpha 5 (voice of Bill Hader) Damo (Matt Shively), Hawkeye (Cody Kearsley), Sam Scott (David Denman), Ted Hart (Robert Moloney), and Maddy Hart (Anjali Jay).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Maybe. The movie works as a teen flick. It does not perform as a top-of-the-game superhero movie.

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Ben Meyers