Rotten
A big, vacuous, sometimes exciting glamour-puss of a movie.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
The Count of Monte Cristo
Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.
2002 · 2h 11m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
Overview
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
Director and cast
- Kevin Reynolds Director
- Jim Caviezel as Edmond Dantes
- Guy Pearce as Fernand Mondego
- Richard Harris as Abbé Faria
- James Frain as J.F. Villefort
- Dagmara Dominczyk as Mercedès Iguanada
- Michael Wincott as Armand Dorleac
- Luis Guzmán as Jacopo
- Christopher Adamson as Maurice
- JB Blanc as Luigi Vampa
- Henry Cavill as Albert Mondego
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
All in all, it's a pretty good execution of a story that's a lot richer than the ones Hollywood action screenwriters usually come up with on their own.
Don Irvine, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Old-form moviemaking at its best.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
There's a thin line between likably old-fashioned and fuddy-duddy, and The Count of Monte Cristo ... never quite settles on either side.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
A rousingly old-fashioned swashbuckler with an abundance of vigorous action and nary a trace of wink-wink irony.
Joe Leydon, Variety
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