UNLIMITED STREAMING
WITH PRIME VIDEO
TRY 30-DAY TRIAL
Home > Adventure >

The Legend of Zorro

The Legend of Zorro (2005)

October. 25,2005
|
5.9
|
PG
| Adventure Action Western

Having spent the last 10 years fighting injustice and cruelty, Alejandro de la Vega is now facing his greatest challenge: his loving wife Elena has thrown him out of the house! Elena has filed for divorce and found comfort in the arms of Count Armand, a dashing French aristocrat. But Alejandro knows something she doesn't: Armand is the evil mastermind behind a terrorist plot to destroy the United States. And so, with his marriage and the county's future at stake, it's up to Zorro to save two unions before it's too late.

...

Watch Trailer

Cast

Similar titles

Reviews

TaryBiggBall
2005/10/25

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

More
Griff Lees
2005/10/26

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

More
Kaydan Christian
2005/10/27

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

More
Jakoba
2005/10/28

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

More
Python Hyena
2005/10/29

The Legend of Zorro (2005): Dir: Martin Campbell / Cast: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Rufus Sewell, Adrian Alonso, Nick Chinlund: The legend addresses not so much Zorro's crime fighting ability as it does his nature of serving others, but obviously he wasn't on hand to serve the screenwriters with a demand for a rewrite on this spectacle. Laughable plot regards the split between Zorro wife because he won't hang up his mask. When America needs help then he must go back on his word. Screenplay has all the excitement of horse sh*t with Zorro suddenly popping up every time someone farts. Director Martin Campbell returns but relies mainly on production. He had much greater success with The Mask of Zorro. What happened when he made this pathetic sequel remains a mystery. Antonio Banderas does his best as Zorro but he is mainly there for the action and not as engaging as he was in the previous film. Catherine Zeta-Jones is embarrassing particular in her action scenes. Rufus Sewell plays the moron villain out to become the latest bad guy to cause destruction and wasted screen time. However, the most embarrassing performance is Zorro's son, played by Adrian Alonso who takes after his father when it comes to crime fighting. All of the production values cannot save this hideous sideshow that is more a farce than a legend. Score: 3 / 10

More
Leofwine_draca
2005/10/30

I still remember going to see the first Zorro movie with Antonio Banderas at the cinema. I remember how much I hated it then: all I brought away with me was the image of an irritatingly theatrical Anthony Hopkins in mucho eye makeup. I knew this sequel would be equally as bad, which is why I hadn't watched it until now; I had no idea it would be even worse.Everything about THE LEGEND OF ZORRO screams safe, over-stylised Hollywood film-making. The film adheres to a strict comedy adventure template throughout, with plenty of CGI-enhanced action scenes that never offer anything in the way of real danger or excitement. Instead, these awful fights are like the ones in XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS, designed to fill space rather than say or do anything impressive.A slumming-it Banderas is on poor form here, lacking the smouldering charisma that made him the go-to Latino guy in 1990s cinema. Catherine Zeta Jones is an awful ham and her attempts at fighting are cringe-makingly embarrassing. I felt sorry for Rufus Sewell, the one good actor, stuck in his one-dimensional villain role. The inclusion of a child (Zorro's kid) in the cast is an even worse idea, turning this into a rubbishy MUMMY rip-off with dumb humour throughout. If you like watching nonsensical plots taking place in a make-believe sanitised world then by all means watch THE LEGEND OF ZORRO; if you have any taste as a movie-goer, then I'd recommend avoiding it. At all costs.

More
Fluke_Skywalker
2005/10/31

Everything 'The Mask of Zorro' did so perfectly the sequel screws up and then some. The original remains a thrilling and sexy swashbuckler that no film in its genre--not even the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean'--has matched.The sequel on the other hand is contrived, dumbed down, and worst of all, dull. It's an eye-rollingly juvenile movie that will have you sighing in frustration from the moment it begins.I think I may have to go and re-watch 'The Mask of Zorro' now just to get the taste out of my mouth. Not that I need an excuse to watch it. It's a classic.

More
Kiril Trichkov
2005/11/01

I sat through most of the movie feeling terrible. I knew that if I quit (and I really wanted to stop watching after 30-40 minutes!), my memories of The Mask of Zorro would be somewhat ruined by this truly terrible sequel. So I sat there, hoping it would get better. It barely did.The first half of the movie is a bad joke. Zorro is no longer a hero, but a stupid drunkard. His wife is an annoyance. Some of the fights are visibly overdone and thus not nearly as exciting as in the previous movie. The whole "Yay! We're gonna become part of the United States! We're gonna be free, and Americans, and free, and everything's gonna be awesome, and we'll be free!" setting is insulting in itself. We're never told what they're gonna be free of, or free to do.Many scenes involving Zorro and Tornado fall flat. Don Luiz's new calling as a teacher doesn't fit him. Zorro's child not knowing about his father's exploits is baffling. Divorced Zorro's drunken (and otherwise) jealousy scenes achieve nothing beyond making me feel uncomfortable. The western-style shoot-out is out of place. So is the whole espionage and conspiracy subplot.The only thing I'm not annoyed with is the fanatically religious racist prick of a villain/henchman. He's just average.It feels like things improve slightly in the later parts, or it could just be my expectations going through the floor. Most likely it's the fact Zorro stops being drunk. Regardless, I'm not going to spoil anything further. Just in case there are people out there who will enjoy this.Overall, it's like the creators wanted to put everything possible into a 2-hour movie. It's part comedy, part action, part soap opera, part western, part spy story, part mystery, part whatever-the-first-movie-was, part immature belch jokes. As can be expected, it doesn't work. It's a mess, made worse by the fact it's the sequel to a very good film. I highly recommend avoiding this if you have good memories of The Mask of Zorro. Don't spoil them like I did!

More