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The Legend of Zorro
The Legend of Zorro

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The Legend of Zorro

PG·2005·129m

Summary

Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.

Crew

Director

Martin Campbell

Characters

Johnston McCulley

Screenplay, Story

Alex Kurtzman

Screenplay, Story

Roberto Orci

Story

Ted Elliott

Story

Terry Rossio

Reviews

Unknownian

Unknownian

January 29, 2022

3

I finally got around to watching this yesterday. I'm sorry to say that this movie is a laughable sequel to the first one also starring Bandaras and Jones. It would be hard to convince me that the same director was involved with both projects if I hadn't read it in the credits for myself.

Zorro 'never kills anyone' with his sword. He smacks them on the backside, slaps them on the face, or flips them on their butts. This doesn't stop the villains from killing folks; they have a field day while Bandaras is more concerned about waving to the cheering crowds than saving his friends.

The hired henchman is within Zorro's killing field from the very first scenes right through the movie. However, for some mystical reason not (revealed by the film makers), Zorro lets him and his friends escape each time, until Jones finally puts him down near the end.

Constant bickering between Bandaras and Jones throughout the flick, and Zorro's playful heroic non lethal fighting style, ruin this potentially good film.

1&1/2 stars out of 4, for the great performance by 'Tornado' (the horse), or it would be a complete flop.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$75,000,000.00

Revenue:

$142,400,065.00

Keywords

california
hero
mexico
parent child relationship
marriage crisis
spy
superhero
secret organization
sword fight
conspiracy
divorce
swashbuckler
american civil war
zorro
good versus evil