The Legend of Zorro (2005)

United States of America

Action, Adventure, Western

Columbia Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Amblin Entertainment

Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Adrian Alonso, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Nick Chinlund, Alexa Benedetti

Martin Campbell

Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

Taglines: Adventure begins with a Z.

california, hero, mexico, parent child relationship, marriage crisis, spy, superhero, secret organization, sword fight, conspiracy, divorce, swashbuckler, american civil war, zorro, good versus evil

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.

Reviews:

Author: Unknownian
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.