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The Mask of Zorro (1998)

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Reviews Counted:47

Fresh:40

Rotten:7

Average Rating:7.2/10

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 -... 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 - the fiercest of the Spanish tyrants. Armed with his mask, sword, whip and jet-black stallion, Tornado, the new Zorro embarks on a mission to stop Don Raphael's plot to buy California, set right 20 years of wrongs, bring justice to the people ensnared by Spanish greed, and win the heart of Don Diego's daughter, Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones in a star-making performance). THE MASK OF ZORRO is an old-fashioned swashbuckler with plenty of modern sizzle thanks to the casting of Banderas and then-newcomer Zeta-Jones. [More]

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stuart Wilson

Director: Martin Campbell

Director: Martin Campbell
Screenwriter: John Eskow, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
Producer: Doug Claybourne, David Foster

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Dec 1, 2009

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Steven D. Greydanus

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 29 2008 03:15 AM

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3/5

Rob Gonsalves

Crisp and competent and often witty, but it only does what it's supposed to do; it's never quite inspired or exhilarating...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Mar., 11 2008 08:23 PM

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Thomas Delapa

Directed with snap and panache by Martin Campbell, Mask of Zorro gives audiences a pair of dashing whippersnappers for the price of one.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 14 2006 12:31 PM

Boulder Weekly

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Derek Adams

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Robin Clifford

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Garth Franklin

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 02 2005 11:06 PM

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Jeffrey Overstreet

Zorro follows the predictable paths of action movies, but re-energizes the pattern with adrenaline, exuberance, creativity, and humor.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 06 2004 05:12 PM

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Dragan Antulov

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 15 2004 12:04 PM

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2.5/4

James Sanford

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 31 2003 06:43 PM

Kalamazoo Gazette

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Leonard Schwarz

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John R. McEwen

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Jeff Strickler

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Margaret A. McGurk

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 30 2002 01:33 PM

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Mick LaSalle

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