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The last time French auteur Jean-Pierre Jeunet made an English-language film, it was Alien Resuurection … Redeeming himself with the Gallic highs of Amélie and A Very Long Engagement , he’s back to cack Hollywood again with an adaptation of Reif Larsen’s illustrated novel, creating a gorgeous, uneven, pop-up comic-book …

What’s fundamentally wrong with The Lone Ranger is precisely that: the fundamentals. Where to start? How about an eponymous hero (Armie Hammer) whose origin journey from lawyer to avenger is as misconceived as it is unengaging? Then there’s the slog of a story, centred on the construction of a train …