A film that suffers from annoying kid-itis.

4.0/10

The Mask of Zorro was a really good adventure comedy film and the presence of Sir Anthony Hopkins among other things made it a memorable movie. This sequel may have worked considering that Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones did their best effort to make this one enjoyable but there were so many things wrong with it, starting with a very thin plot, boring action sequences and a general lack of charm.

I had never seen the sequel before and wow it was pretty terrible. Some of the swordplay was decent but mostly it was kind of disappointing. It is a terrible shame too because I really like Antonio Banderas as Zorro. He has pretty great chemistry with Catherine Zeta Jones as well. The script was just overwhelmingly bad though.

A film that succeeds in the Gore Verbinksi 'Pirates of the Caribbean' milieu but wasn't followed up very well. I think he pinnacled at Casino Royale. Interesting director. Have actually watched the film many times and enjoyed it since it's release.

Zorro = Antonio Banderas <3

Romance, Action

Martin Campbell looks backward to the Roger Moore James Bond years for this robust, preposterous entertainment. Reuniting his stars from the 1998 The Mask of Zorro, Campbell finds the black-masked hero (Antonio Banderas) and his wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) having marital problems just as impending California statehood has brought more trouble to their doorstep. The battling Bickersons relationship gets a bit wearying—as does the stuff involving their precocious 10-year-old son—but fortunately it takes a back-seat to bigger-than-life adventure. Silly? Absolutely, but it works when a filmmaker commits to this kind of action model. Like the Moore Bond films, it’s really all about reality-defying stunts, villains bent on world domination and a zesty sense of fun.

Not a big Zorro fan, but this was a decent movie.

A film that suffers from annoying kid-itis.

The Legend of Zorro, see’s Antonio Banderas return as the swashbuckling title hero in a movie faster, funnier and more furious than the first. Following Martin Campbell’s 1998, The Mask of Zorro, the sequel lacks the polished style and dynamics of its predecessor; however the film is an alluring ride that boasts some wonderful performances and outstanding action sequences.