And now for a quickie review...

I caught The Legend of Zorro tonight, and although I'll admit I'm not exactly familiar with the Zorro character (nor did I see the movie's prequel, The Mask of Zorro), I must say that I was entertained. The movie is light on plot, but heavy on very fun swashbuckling action. There's also a great big gaping plot hole too. During the first act, Zorro tries to teach his son that violence isn't always necessary to solve a dispute, it's not mentioned at all in the second act, and in the third act, they totally drop it all together when the movie realizes that acrobatic swordfights are much more fun that guys standing around talking about their problems. The movie also suffers from two of the least interesting villains in recent memory. If they'd had a 19th-century version of The Kingpin (of Marvel Comics fame), then it might have been intriguing. But the two villains from I caught The Legend of Zorro never pose much of a threat at all, and it really bogs down the movie. The action is exciting, and Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones are great together, but the movie is largely forgettable and there really isn't enough going on to justify its too-long running time. It's an entertaining way to kill two hours and ten minutes on a boring Saturday afternoon, but I'll have to give it two and a half stars. Don't get me wrong, it's not the worst movie out there, but there's probably better. Once I see The Mask of Zorro, I'll get back to you on that one.

And am I the only one that thinks that seven years between sequels is pretty long? The Mask of Zorro came out in 1998, and they're just now getting around to releasing the sequel? I know there was quite a long time between each installment of the Terminator trilogy, but come on now. If they'd done this movie in, say, 2000, then it might not have been such a big deal. But I'm not a filmmaker, so what do I know?

That's all, Sutton out.