The Man in the Iron Mask
by Randall Wallace
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Actor: G?rard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Leonardo DiCaprioDirector: Randall Wallace
Producer: Randall Wallace
Writer: Randall Wallace
Producer: Alan Ladd Jr.
Producer: Paul Hitchcock
Producer: Ren? Dupont
Producer: Russell Smith
Writer: Alexandre Dumas p?re
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 132 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-08-12
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie Review: An ambitious forgettable film forgotten like the true Man in the Iron Mask
Summary: 2 Stars
Call me sentimental but I far more enjoyed Richard Chamberlain's Man in the Iron Mask from the 70s as it had more style and less big budget hokeyness.
This film is another forgettable 90s big budget piece that tried to be more than it was. All the heart stirring and melodramatics might have worked on the teeny bopper crowd but it raised groans from older audience members. There was too much heart-pulling hokeyness to the whole thing - the charge against the muskets for example which ended dramatically lifeless since no one died. The one who did die in the movie didn't die in the book.
I don't want to hate on DiCaprio as he is an easy target but his portrayal of young Louis XIV was terrible. He did a better Phillipe because he had to be more subdued.
I think the film took itself too seriously and as a result it became a rather soppy melodramatic affair with shallow roots.
Summary of The Man in the Iron Mask
This story tells of the four musketeers who work together to bring down king louis xiv and replace him with his twin brother who has been help in prison all his life. Despite their blood oath to defend his majesty they soon realize that their mission to save their country from ruin may lead to destruction. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/20/2005 Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio John Malkovich Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Randall WallaceFootnotes in movie books are likely to reduce this swashbuckling adventure down to a simple description: it was the first movie to star Leonardo DiCaprio after the phenomenal success of Titanic. As such it automatically attracted a box-office stampede of Leo's young female fans, but critical reaction was deservedly mixed. Having earned his directorial debut after writing the Oscar-winning script for Mel Gibson's Braveheart, Randall Wallace wrote and directed this ambitious version of the often-filmed classic novel by Alexandre Dumas. DiCaprio plays dual roles as the despotic King Louis XIV, who rules France with an iron fist, and the king's twin brother, Philippe, who languishes in prison under an iron mask, his identity concealed to prevent an overthrow of Louis' throne. But Louis' abuse of power ultimately enrages Athos (John Malkovich), one of the original Four Musketeers, who recruits his former partners (Gabriel Byrne, G?rard Depardieu, and Jeremy Irons) in a plot to liberate Philippe and install him as the king's identical replacement. Once this plot is set in motion and the Musketeers are each given moments in the spotlight, the film kicks into gear and offers plenty of entertainment in the grand style of vintage swashbucklers. But it's also sidetracked by excessive length and disposable subplots, and for all his post-Titanic star power, the boyish DiCaprio just isn't yet "man" enough to be fully convincing in his title role. Still, this is an entertaining movie, no less enjoyable for falling short of the greatness to which it aspired. --Jeff Shannon
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