| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Eugene Novikov (Rating: C+) |
| It isn't often that I question the purpose of a film
being attempted in the first place (except with
biopics), but this new version of The Count of Monte
Cristo is so emphatically straight-forward and
pedestrian that I couldn't escape it. It's not bad...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| I have had the benefit of reading one-third of the novel since seeing
this movie and before writing this review, so I will confess that I
am making my original commentary and then correcting myself in
hindsight. I curse the fall of Excite that made...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C+) |
| COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, THE (director: Kevin Reynolds; screenwriters: Jay
Wolpert/based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas; cinematographer: Andrew Dunn;
editors: Stephen Semel and Chris Womack; music: Edward Shearmur; cast: Jim
Caviezel (Edmond Dantès),...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4) |
| Directed by Kevin Reynolds. Screenplay by Jay Wolpert, based on the novel
by Alexandre Dumas père. Starring James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Dagmara
Dominczyk. Running time: 131 minutes. Rated PG for mature theme by the
MFCB. Reviewed on February 4th, 2002. more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO" (Touchstone Pictures)
So where are the swashbucklers of yesteryear? At the cineplex - as
Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of retribution and redemption resurfaces once
again. This time, an...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 7/10) |
| CAPSULE: Alexander Dumas's classic story of revenge and
the power of money comes to the screen again in a sumptuous
adaptation. Edmond Dantes, by a trick of fate, goes from
having his life unjustly ruined and being a helpless...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: C) |
| Sometimes, nothing is as sweet as revenge, especially
in the world of movies. Someone does you terribly
wrong, and you plan a delicious form of payback. Yes,
it's certainly fun to watch as the hero schemes and
exacts his own splendid style of...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 1/4) |
| THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (2002) 1 star out of 4. Starring Jim Caviezel, Guy
Pearce, Dagmara Domiczyk, Luis Guzman, Richard Harris, James Frain, Freddie
Jones, Albie Woodington and Michael Wincott. Screenplay by Jay Wolpert. Directed
by Kevin Reynolds....more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezal) is second mate on a ship forced to seek help
on the Island of Elbe, a prison holding the infamous Napoleon Bonaparte.
When the fallen emperor seeks a simple favor from the illiterate sailor -
deliver an innocent letter to a...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C+) |
| When sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel, "Angel Eyes") overrules first
mate Danglars (Albie Woodington) to take his ailing captain to an island
shore, it sets in motion a shatteringly life-changing course of events.
Unwittingly, he and his childhood...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Christopher Null (Rating: 3.5/5) |
| The classic Monte Cristo sandwich is a rich confection -- almost
inedibly so -- composed of layered ham, turkey, swiss cheese,
mayonnaise, mustard, and crusty bread, battered in egg and fried in hot
grease. The diner is meant to dip this in jam before...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| WATERWORLD's Kevin Reynolds is simply the wrong director to attempt yet another
adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's classic tale, THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO. He
covers all of the bases, but his rendition is lifeless and flat. The film's
talented leads are...more |
| The Count of Monte Cristo Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT:
This movie's tagline could read: The man who became a prisoner after being
backstabbed by his friend. The prisoner who became a rich guy after he found a
kickass treasure in the sea. The rich guy who defied all odds and returned to
his homeland to...more |
