"Power Rangers" (2017), before I start my review, for those who may not have seen the news, Jason David Frank, who played the original green and white ranger, a.k.a. Tommy Oliver, has died. He has acted across many episodes of "Power Rangers" media, including a cameo appearance in this "film". Not only was he a great actor, but he was also an incredible martial artist and fighter in real life. He did all of the fighting himself when he played his character, which added to his performances. Wow, what a great talent he was! So, let's have a moment of silence for him. All right, let's get back to the review. One thing I will say about this "movie", is that the best part, by far, was the Tommy Oliver cameo. Yeah, so you can probably already guess where this is going. This "film" sucks! "Power Rangers" has a confused and boring storyline, overall terrible acting, and a predictable soundtrack to try and tie this diarrhea stain together. The plot is, Earth is invaded by aliens and it's up to five teenagers infused with morphing abilities to battle the threat as the Power Rangers. Here's a fun-fact for you all, this "movie" is based off the "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" TV series (1993-1995) pilot episode, called "Day of the Dumpster". A unique choice for a storyline. I'm not going to clarify anything, but based on the result of this "film", it should be renamed "Dumpster" instead of "Power Rangers"! However, that's just scratching the surface, this "movie" has a lot of problems. First of all, the tone is completely unbalanced. It doesn't know whether it wants to be serious, or over-the-top. The original "Power Rangers" TV series was mostly lighthearted and over-the-top, with some serious moments here and there. That's probably the biggest issue with this "movie", it's way too dark and gritty for this concept. Films, or TV shows for that matter, have a line between being dark and realistic, or light and over-the-top. Some movies or shows work better as dark, while some work better as light. Choosing the dark and realistic approach for "Power Rangers" was wrong, as it completely detracts from the concept. At some points, I actually forgot I was watching a "Power Rangers" film! Bottom line, if you're going to make a movie based on a certain premise, make sure that the tone matches. As for the acting, it's terrible from the majority of the cast! Most of them don't even look like they're trying at all. The best performances come from: Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Watt, RJ Cyler and Jason David Frank. To be honest, Jason David Frank's acting in his short cameo appearance was better than the rest of the acting in this "film" as a whole! As far as the soundtrack goes in this "movie", it's about as predictable as they come. That was surprising, because the film score was written and composed by Brian Tyler! In most cases, he writes some decent soundtracks for movies! What happened to him here? Now granted, some parts of the film score are okay. But, some parts of it are irritating to listen to. There are some sections of the soundtrack where it just sounds like a cheesy video game! Other than that, the music in this "movie" is just not memorable at all Any way, why don't we go ahead and move on to the only two good elements in this piece of trash? The only good things are the sets/locations and the special effects. All of the sets/locations are cool and give this "film" a decent atmosphere. That being said, they are out-of-place for a movie like this. But, they're still nice to look at though. As far as the special effects go, they are actually very well-done and still hold up today. Which is no surprise, being released in 2017! "Power Rangers" is yet another dark adaptation of otherwise lighthearted and over-the-top content that simply does not work. Is it the worst in that category? No, I've seen much worse ones in that regard. I'm struggling to give this "movie" 2 out of 5 stars on my personal scale, which equates to 4 out of 10 IMDB stars. Do I really have to tell you to avoid this "film"? No, I think that's pretty obvious. Just stick with the original "Power Rangers" TV series instead. All it does is taint the legacy of the "Power Rangers" franchise. In this case, it is definitely not morphing time!