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Overview
Release Date:
25 January 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.Plot:
A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friends," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)User Comments:
Revenge or Justice? moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| James Caviezel | ... | Edmond Dantes (as Jim Caviezel) | |
| Guy Pearce | ... | Fernand Mondego | |
| Richard Harris | ... | Abbé Faria | |
| James Frain | ... | J.F. Villefort | |
| Dagmara Dominczyk | ... | Mercedès Iguanada | |
| Michael Wincott | ... | Armand Dorleac | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Jacopo | |
| Christopher Adamson | ... | Maurice | |
| JB Blanc | ... | Luigi Vampa | |
| Guy Carleton | ... | Mansion Owner | |
| Alex Norton | ... | Napoleon | |
| Barry Cassin | ... | Old Man Dantes | |
| Henry Cavill | ... | Albert Mondego | |
| Aliaz Moufid | ... | Holga (credit only) (as Zhara) | |
| Brendan Costello | ... | Viscount |
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Rated PG-13 for adventure violence/swordplay and some sensuality.Parents Guide:
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131 min | Spain:134 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38851) | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG (cut) | Canada:A (Ontario)MOVIEmeter: 
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Anachronisms: There is a brass and copper diving helmet in Mr. Morrel's office in 1813. The first patent for a "hard hat" or copper-collar type dive system wasn't granted until 1823. moreQuotes:
Mercedes: Is Viscount Torville dead?Fernand: Well, unless his heart is situated somewhere other than the left side of his chest, I suspect he is.
Mercedes: [choking up, and making the sign of the cross] God grant him peace. He did no more than defend his family's honor.
Fernand: Much good it did him. His wife and I were happy in our passion. You were happy in your ignorance. Now comes the viscount's valiant defense of his honor, and you are pained. She is ruined, and he is dead.
Mercedes: Don't flatter yourself, Fernand. I was neither happy, nor ignorant, having known about the last three women before Madame Tourville.
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I really didn't appreciate this film until the second viewing. Afterwards, I thought, "Wow, that was really a satisfying, great film to watch." Satisfying, of course, to see the typical good guy-gets-revenge tale but also a film which provided some beautiful scenery and photography all the way through: a real treat for the eyes and must-see on a widescreen DVD.
I also put on the English subtitles on the second viewing in parts, which helped me understand a few things I missed on the first viewing and had made the film just a bit confusing in several parts. That was cleared up, and the rest was just enjoying the scenery and performances.
Most fun to watch was Richard Harris as "Priest," the longtime prisoner who tutors young Jim Caviezel, the man (Edmond Dantes) unjustly imprisoned who exacts his revenge in the last hour of the movie. Yes, Harris' teaching stretched credibility as he seems to teach his pupil about everything there is know in life! Harris, too, had some of the best lines in the movie, several very profound statements. Ironic that he would be giving Caviezel - who two years later was playing Jesus in "The Passion Of The Christ" - sermons about believing in God! That's Hollywood! One film you're an atheist, the next you are God.
For those who might think the first 30-40 minutes of this movie are a bit slow, stay with it as the action picks up once Caviezel escapes from the prison. Shortly afterward, he is aided by the other character I found most fun to watch, played by Luis Gusman, who still sounds like he's more at home in the streets of New York but, once again, you suspend belief and just go along for the ride.
Strange how our human nature makes revenge so sweet when forgiveness is the right thing to do, but Hollywood has always capitalized on this human failing, making enjoyable films like this. To be fair, it isn't just revenge, as this film points out, it's "justice" we all like to see. In here, the two words are interchanged, depending upon ones rationalizations.