Fresh
The Mask of Zorro stands as a pointed riposte to those who say they don't make 'em like that anymore.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
The Mask of Zorro
No one has seen his face... but everyone... knows this mark.
1998 · 2h 18m · PG-13
Action, Adventure
Directed by
Martin Campbell
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The Mask of Zorro
Overview
It has been twenty years since Don Diego de la Vega fought Spanish oppression in Alta California as the legendary romantic hero, Zorro. Having escaped from prison he transforms troubled bandit Alejandro into his successor, in order to foil the plans of the tyrannical Don Rafael Montero who robbed him of his freedom, his wife and his precious daughter.
Director and cast
- Martin Campbell Director
- Antonio Banderas as Alejandro Murrieta / Zorro
- Anthony Hopkins as Don Diego de la Vega / Zorro
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Elena Montero / Elena Murrieta
- Stuart Wilson as Don Rafael Montero
- Matt Letscher as Capt. Harrison Love
- L.Q. Jones as Three-Fingered Jack
- Diego Sieres as Young Joaquín Murrieta
- José María de Tavira as Young Alejandro Murrieta
- Tony Amendola as Don Luiz
- Emiliano Guerra as Boy Crying
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Rotten
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.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Banderas and Hopkins prove that there's life in the Z-boy yet, but by leaving in the dull patches, the filmmakers may find audiences catching zzzzzs in ways they never intended.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
A lively, old-fashioned adventure yarn with just a twist of modern attitude, it's the kind of pleasant entertainment that allows the paying customers to have as much fun as the people on screen.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
One of the most glorious and rousing adventure movies Hollywood has ever produced.
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
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