Review by Bob Ignizio
Even if you believe that an edgy, more mature take on the nineties
kid's TV show Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers is a good idea (it isn't), the
execution in director Dean Israelite's POWER RANGERS is
terrible. We're barely five minutes into the film before we get a gag about
giving a bull a handjob. That was funny the first time I saw it in KINGPIN, but it seems kind of inappropriate
for a movie that's aiming for a family audience. Not to mention the execution
of the gag pales in comparison to the way the Farrelly's did it.
That's your first indication that this film is going to be a
horrible misfire.
Angel Grove High's star football player Jason (Dacre
Montgomery) is given extended detention and house arrest after stealing a rival
school's mascot (the aforementioned bull). There he meets autistic genius Billy
(RJ Cyler) and Kimberly (Naomi Scott), a cheerleader with anger issues. The
final two rangers are Zack (Ludi Lin), a kid who skips school a lot and lives
in a trailer with his sick mom, and "new girl" Trini (Becky G), who
is wary of getting too close to anyone.
