The Mask of Zorro stands as a pointed riposte to those who say they don't make 'em like that anymore.
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03/26/09
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
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Reviews Counted:63
Fresh:52
Rotten:11
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Banderas returns as an aging Zorro in this surprisingly nimble, entertaining swashbuckler.
Runtime: 2 hrs 18 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins) recruits Alejandro Murieta (Antonio Banderas) to become his replacement as Zorro, the legendary hero. Together, they infiltrate the circle of Don Raphael -... [More]
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson
Director: Martin Campbell
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Reviews for The Mask of Zorro
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10/29/08
Crisp and competent and often witty, but it only does what it's supposed to do; it's never quite inspired or exhilarating...
03/11/08
Directed with snap and panache by Martin Campbell, Mask of Zorro gives audiences a pair of dashing whippersnappers for the price of one.
08/14/06
Not so much a blood-pounding swashbuckling adventure as it is a comfortable old friend--the kind of movie your grandfather might have seen at a Saturday matinee.
05/26/06
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12/06/05
Top CriticBuckling the swash in a way approaching Errol Flynn, Antonio is up for the action and handles the slapstick as the inept student with aplomb. The romance between him and Zeta-Jones has sparks, too.
04/09/05
No review available.
04/02/05
Zorro follows the predictable paths of action movies, but re-energizes the pattern with adrenaline, exuberance, creativity, and humor.
12/06/04
A surprisingly good example of Hollywood's craftsmanship.
06/15/04
At its best, this 'Zorro' captures some of the dizzyingly romantic flavor of pulp fiction. ...Unfortunately, Martin Campbell has directed this Mexican melodrama in an often uninspired fashion.
07/31/03
No review available.
05/20/03
If Hopkins makes the story important, Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones make it sexy.
02/08/03
No review available.
12/08/02
Top CriticIt's as if Jackie Chan were channeling the spirit of Errol Flynn.
10/15/02
With a perfectly cast Antonio Banderas slashing those Zs, The Mask of Zorro offers as many zesty sword fights as an Errol Flynn film festival.
08/30/02
The story is not important. The clash of swords, the leaps, the tumbles -- it's all very nice. But after 136 minutes, it becomes a bit much.
06/18/02
Top CriticThe casting is great. Hopkins, Banderas and Zeta-Jones all look the part and breathe life and passion into their roles.
06/05/02
No review available.
04/12/02
Top CriticWe get clever physical gags, a perky chemistry between the dour Hopkins and the bumbling Banderas, and a spirited Catherine Zeta Jones tossed in...
03/24/02
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