Starring: Naomi Scott, Elizabeth Banks, Dacre Montgomery, Bryan Cranston

Acting: The acting in “Power Rangers,” apart from Elizabeth Banks, was average at best. The majority of the Power Rangers themselves, played by the likes of Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, Becky G, and Ludi Lin, were standard and unmemorable in their performance or depictions.

However, Billy, played by R.J. Cyler, is a genuinely memorable character who serves as both the comic relief and heart and soul of the group without being sapped of his dignity. Cyler was brilliant and heartfelt in his performance, and he was one of the only reasons that I truly began to like the team.

Elizabeth Banks was by far the best and brightest thing that this movie had to offer in the realm of acting. Her performance as Rita was great, and it managed to save the film for me. As a particularly over-the-top villain, Banks embraces this fact, and she manages to capture some of the old Power Rangers feel in her performance.

Plot: “Power Rangers” possesses one of the most inconsistent plots that I have ever in a film. The plot itself is extremely simple, and the film doesn’t seem like it knows exactly what it wants its tone to be, having parts that resemble a throwback comedic romp or a modern-day emo reboot. This movie should be a mess and fail, yet it doesn’t. Its corny and cheesy, but it also has something that many films of this age just lack: heart.

This film has a main moral: people that are united are stronger than going alone, and this is implemented in nearly every scene of the movie. In certain scenes, it allows its supporting characters to just have fun, which manages to capture the original “Power Rangers” spirit. During these parts, it is the definition of a feel-good film, and this isn’t a bad thing. However, the film forgets how to be silly many times during the film. By including unnecessarily dark tones and themes that have no place in a “Power Rangers” film, it essentially takes away from the main strength of the film: the light-hearted fun and sincerity.

While this might be a minor factor to many people, I believe that I must address this fact: “Power Rangers” really enjoys Krispy Kreme. While product placement isn’t particularly new in the movie industry, the sheer amount of it is unnerving and downright funny. Rita, the villain played by Elizabeth Banks, even manages to enjoy a delicious Krispy Kreme donut while listening to Beyonce, which managed to capture the movie’s stance on Krispy Kreme perfectly. Whether being an extraterrestrial sorceress or alien-powered warrior, anyone can enjoy a delicious Krispy Kreme, and this is just beautiful. Truly beautiful.

Overall: Surprisingly light-hearted and sincere, “Power Rangers” is a delightful cash-grab romp that manages to capture the original spirit of the Power Rangers in a few moments.  This film is not perfect by any means, and it is a very inconsistent. However, there is a bit of greatness in this film, but it was just not enough to save the particularly unoriginal plot. If I could say anything about this film, this film has taught me one thing: I need some Krispy Kreme.

64% Krispy Kreme. EVERYWHERE.