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.
Antonio Banderas
Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Elena
Adrian Alonso
Joaquin
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Frey Felipe
Nick Chinlund
Jacob McGivens
Alexa Benedetti
Lupe
Rufus Sewell
Armand
Raúl Méndez
Ferroq
Brandon Wood
Ricardo
Michael Emerson
Harrigan
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Governor Riley
Mary Crosby
Governor's Wife
Giovanna Zacarías
Blanca
Alberto Reyes
Brother Ignacio
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Guillermo Cortez
Carlos Cobos
Tabulador
Tony Amendola
Father Quintero
Shuler Hensley
Pike
Fernando Becerril
Don Diaz
Mar Carrera
Marie
Silverio Palacios
Head Jailer
Finder's Key
Tornado
Rowley Irlam
Sneering Man (uncredited)
Director
Martin Campbell
Characters
Johnston McCulley
Screenplay, Story
Alex Kurtzman
Screenplay, Story
Roberto Orci
Story
Ted Elliott
Story
Terry Rossio
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.