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The Legend of Zorro
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Amblin Entertainment Amblin Entertainment
Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures
Spyglass Entertainment Spyglass Entertainment
Zorro Collection Zorro Collection

The Legend of Zorro

Adventure begins with a Z.

2005 130 min ★ 6.1 (3,163) Released
Action Adventure Western

Despite trying to keep his swashbuckling to a minimum, a threat to California's pending statehood causes the adventure-loving Don Alejandro de la Vega and his wife, Elena, to take action.

Original title
The Legend of Zorro
Language
EN
Country
MX,US
Budget
$75,000,000
Revenue
$142,400,065
Reviews & Ratings 2
Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

Apr 28, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 9.0

**A clever and dextrous sequel, and a good adventure movie to spend some family time.** I really liked the first film, one of the best modern swashbuckling films, and I didn't expect anything too inferior from this one, which has the ability to create a good continuity with its predecessor. The action takes place a few years later, during the ephemeral Republic of California, which had achieved independence to join the USA. In the film, Diego and Elena's marriage is falling apart, and they end up separated. She is then coerced into working for the Pinkerton's, who seek to keep tabs on a European aristocrat who has just moved to the region, and whom Elena already knew from her youth. Meanwhile, Diego tries to stay active as Zorro and reconcile that with his obligations as the father of the young and willful Joaquin, a deep admirer of the masked hero who is not yet aware of his father's double life. Despite being undoubtedly a good film, it is slightly weaker than its predecessor because it has a more complicated script and tries to do more things at the same time. Diego, Elena and Joaquin act by themselves against different opponents. That's not a bad thing, just different: the film is full of action and adventure, it's aesthetically beautiful and fun. What I really didn't like is the predictability of the story, roughly from the middle onwards, and that story of the Knights of Aragon which, besides being a very stupid cliché, is something absolutely far-fetched. António Banderas and Catherine Zeta Jones return to their characters, and they are very good at bringing them to life, which is an excellent point in favor of the whole film. The best scenes here, in addition to the fights and action, are the various scenes where both act together, with excellent chemistry and wonderfully developed joint work. The young actor who gave life to the son of both characters, Adrian Alonso, is not particularly brilliant, but he does what he needs to and is effective. Rufus Sewell is not unpleasant, he exudes an almost aristocratic presence, and that made his character more believable, but it doesn't make him a really fearsome villain. Technically, it's a pretty standard film with nothing special, and the most common ingredients of Hollywood adventure blockbusters: extremely choreographed fights with no chance of happening in a real situation, but cinematic and fun, a light, polite style, a lot of political correctness very common in family films, absence of dead moments thanks to an edition that gave rhythm and some velocity to the story, good sets and costumes that look beautiful, even if they are not exactly rigorous from the historical point of view, and a lively soundtrack, which pulls the atmosphere up and makes the film livelier and more dynamic, harmoniously blending with the cinematography, where warm colors dominate the look.

Unknownian

Unknownian

Jan 29, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 3.0

I finally got around to watching this yesterday. I'm sorry to say that this movie is a laughable sequel to the first one also starring Bandaras and Jones. It would be hard to convince me that the same director was involved with both projects if I hadn't read it in the credits for myself. Zorro 'never kills anyone' with his sword. He smacks them on the backside, slaps them on the face, or flips them on their butts. This doesn't stop the villains from killing folks; they have a field day while Bandaras is more concerned about waving to the cheering crowds than saving his friends. The hired henchman is within Zorro's killing field from the very first scenes right through the movie. However, for some mystical reason not (revealed by the film makers), Zorro lets him and his friends escape each time, until Jones finally puts him down near the end. Constant bickering between Bandaras and Jones throughout the flick, and Zorro's playful heroic non lethal fighting style, ruin this potentially good film. 1&1/2 stars out of 4, for the great performance by 'Tornado' (the horse), or it would be a complete flop.

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Cast 18
Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Don Alejandro de la Vega / Zorro

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Elena

Adrian Alonso

Adrian Alonso

Joaquin

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Frey Felipe

Nick Chinlund

Nick Chinlund

Jacob McGivens

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Armand

Michael Emerson

Michael Emerson

Harrigan

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Governor Riley

Mary Crosby

Mary Crosby

Governor's Wife

Giovanna Zacarías

Giovanna Zacarías

Blanca

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Gustavo Sánchez Parra

Guillermo Cortez

Tony Amendola

Tony Amendola

Father Quintero

Shuler Hensley

Shuler Hensley

Pike

Fernando Becerril

Fernando Becerril

Don Diaz

Mar Carrera

Mar Carrera

Marie

Silverio Palacios

Silverio Palacios

Head Jailer

Finder's Key

Finder's Key

Tornado

Rowley Irlam

Rowley Irlam

Sneering Man (uncredited)

Crew 39
Tomas Owen

Tomas Owen

Art Direction

Phil Meheux

Phil Meheux

Director of Photography

Ken Diaz

Ken Diaz

Makeup Department Head

Gary Archer

Gary Archer

Prosthetics

Gary Powell

Gary Powell

Stunt Coordinator

Ben Cooke

Ben Cooke

Stunt Double

Armando Zamarripa

Armando Zamarripa

Stunts

Ben Cooke

Ben Cooke

Stunts

Brent Woolsey

Brent Woolsey

Stunts

Daniel Arrias

Daniel Arrias

Stunts

Dino Dos Santos

Dino Dos Santos

Stunts

Diz Sharpe

Diz Sharpe

Stunts

Franklin Mark Henson

Franklin Mark Henson

Stunts

Keith Campbell

Keith Campbell

Stunts

Mark Southworth

Mark Southworth

Stunts

Michael Taylor Gray

Michael Taylor Gray

Stunts

Mike Smith

Mike Smith

Stunts

Rob Inch

Rob Inch

Stunts

Ronn Surels

Ronn Surels

Stunts

Rowley Irlam

Rowley Irlam

Stunts

Theo Kypri

Theo Kypri

Stunts

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Stunts

Martin Campbell

Martin Campbell

Director

Bruce Moriarty

Bruce Moriarty

First Assistant Director

Jamie Marshall

Jamie Marshall

Second Assistant Director

Stuart Baird

Stuart Baird

Editor

Gary Barber

Gary Barber

Executive Producer

Roger Birnbaum

Roger Birnbaum

Executive Producer

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Executive Producer

Laurie MacDonald

Laurie MacDonald

Producer

Walter F. Parkes

Walter F. Parkes

Producer

James Horner

James Horner

Original Music Composer

Alan Robert Murray

Alan Robert Murray

Supervising Sound Editor

Alex Kurtzman

Alex Kurtzman

Screenplay

Roberto Orci

Roberto Orci

Screenplay

Alex Kurtzman

Alex Kurtzman

Story

Roberto Orci

Roberto Orci

Story

Ted Elliott

Ted Elliott

Story

Terry Rossio

Terry Rossio

Story

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Oct 25, 2005

PG Theatrical

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