The Count of Monte Cristo
by Kevin Reynolds
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Actor: Dagmara Dominczyk, Guy Pearce, James Caviezel, James Frain, Richard HarrisDirector: Kevin Reynolds
Brand: CAVIEZEL,JAMES
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 131 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-09-10
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie Review: What went wrong
Summary: 1 Stars
What went wrong? Dumas' novel is a wonderfully straightforward masterpiece
from which any third year film student could produce an at least halfway interesting movie simplely by following story line. This version is a typical "forget the story just add a few tens of millions of dollars of fluff and a couple of handsome faces and the idiots will rush to the box office." variety of film. Watch Richard Chamberlain's made for TV "Monte Christo", and you'll see how real quality can be achieved even on a "made for TV" budget. It rates a one only on the basis of its utility as a drink coaster. A function it began to perform less than half-way througn the film.
Summary of The Count of Monte Cristo
Revenge rarely gets sweeter than it does in The Count of Monte Cristo, a rousing, impeccably crafted adaptation of Alexandre Dumas p?re's literary classic. Filmed countless times before, the story is revitalized by director Kevin Reynolds (rallying after Waterworld) and screenwriter Jay Wolpert, who wisely avoid the action-movie anachronisms that plagued 2001's dubious Dumas-inspired The Musketeer. Leading a superior cast, Jim Caviezel (Frequency) expresses a delicate balance of obsession and nobility as Dantes, the wrongly accused Frenchman who endures 13 years of prison and torment, then uses a hidden treasure to finance elaborate vengeance on those who wronged him. Memento's Guy Pearce is equally effective as Dantes's betraying nemesis, and Richard Harris tops his Harry Potter wizardry with a humorous turn as Dantes's fellow prisoner and mentor. Filmed on stunning locations in Ireland and Malta, The Count of Monte Cristo easily matches Rob Roy for intelligent swashbuckling entertainment. --Jeff ShannonEdmund Dantes becomes the Count of Monte Cristo after his escape from prison. He vows to search for justice and vengeance upon his enemies.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 14-OCT-2003
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