Advantages: A sparky turn from young Adrian Alonso Disadvantages: Terrible performances from everyone else, an atrocious script and badly edited, horribly mangled direction
Ten years after the events of "The Mask of Zorro" Elena and Alejandro are happily married with a nine year-old son. With the Republic of California set to join the United States, it looks like Zorro will finally be able to hang up his mask for good. But things are never that simple and in the course of a few confusing days, Alejandro finds himself estranged from his family and competing with the dashing Frenchman Armand for his wife's affections ... ...was one of the most unselfconsciously enjoyable swashbuckling romps of recent times. With its tongue firmly in its cheek and sword in hand, it cut a swathe through the dour faced blockbusters that surrounded it. It was silly, fun and even sexy. But in seven years a lot has changed; director Martin Campbell has directed a Bond film and leading lady Catherine Zeta-Jones has won an Oscar. Sadly this seems to mean that both are taking themselves much ...
afy9mab 25.11.2005
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Advantages: Some entertaining moments Disadvantages: Largely over the top and unbelievable
...witnessed a new type of the legend Zorro when Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins combined to give us a double generation of the masked hero in The Mask Of Zorro. Seven years later in 2005, the sequel was produced, again starring Antonio Banderas, entitled Legend of Zorro.
The Plot
Now married and with a child, Alejandro de la Vega and his wife Elena are trying to live a peaceful life devoid of any kind of adventure the hero Zorro is used to. ... ...de la Vega soon dons the mask and cape again. But this is one time too many for Elena, and she leaves him, to find herself soon dating Armand, a French Count. Convinced Armand is up to no good following an explosion in the desert, Alejandro de la Vega as Zorro fights to win back his love at the same time as protecting his beloved California as well as his troublesome little son Joaquin.
The Cast and Performances
Antonio Banderas once more is cast ...
pmcds 24.03.2008
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