Stars: Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Rufus Sewell, Nick Chinlund, Lou Diamond Phillips, Giovanna Zacarias, Raul Mendez, Adrian Alonso, Pedro Armendariz Jr.

Director: Martin Campbell

Summary: In this sequel to MASK OF ZORRO, Elena finds her married to Alejandro, aka Zorro, and demands he stop all the derring-do and spend time with their son Joaquin. The boy has some serious acrobatic skills, but is unaware of his father's secret identity. He can only look askance as his parents separate and Dad starts spending too much time with his hard-drinking horse, while Mum lets herself be wooed by the odious Count Armand. It's up to little Zorro Joaquin to get to the bottom of things and get his folk-hero parents back into action.

Catherine Zeta Jones captivated audiences and shot to stardom via her role as Elena in the 1998 take on the Zorro legend, MASK OF ZORRO. This sequel, set in 1850, finds her married to Alejandro, aka Zorro (Antonio Banderas, also returning to reprise his character from MASK OF ZORRO), and demanding he stop all the derring-do and spend time with their smart-as-a-whip 10-year-old son, Joaquin (Adrian Alonso). The boy has some serious acrobatic skills, but is unaware of his father's secret identity. He can only look askance as his parents separate and Dad starts spending too much time with his hard-drinking horse, while Mum lets herself be wooed by the odious Count Armand (Rufus Sewell). It's up to little Zorro Joaquin to get to the bottom of things and get his folk-hero parents back into action. Jones is a stunning sight in her elaborate lace-and-linen ensembles, and there's some complex DA VINCI CODE-style secret society skullduggery, but otherwise this sequel has more in common with classic old Walt Disney comedies like THE APPLE DUMPLING GANG or Robert Rodiguez's SPY KIDS than with the 1998 movie. The swordfighting and death-defying action sequences are all totally bloodless, and director Martin Campbell, who also helmed the 1998 film, keeps the dialogue very contemporary and child-friendly throughout.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on April 30, 2006 11:43 AM

With a family to consider , the courageous Zorro ( Antonio Banderas )
must weigh - up the consequences of his swashbuckling life . His
son has a difficult time dealing with his father's absence being told only that ' papa is away on business ' . And his adventure - loving wife must maintain a level of normalcy for the trio's home life , much to her frustration ! Having spent the last 10 years fighting injustice and cruelty , Zorro is now facing his greatest challenge : his wife
Elena ( Catherine Zeta - Jones ) has thrown him out and found comfort with the dashing French aristocrat , Count Armand .

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The Zorro brand of hot-blooded derring-do returns with The Legend of Zorro, starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the roles that brought them stardom with The Mask of Zorro.

Now married for ten years and parents to young rascal Joaquim (charming Adrian Alonso, perhaps being set up for a future Son of Zorro), dashing swordsman Alejandro (Banderas, a Spaniard playing a Mexican) and sultry spitfire Elena De La Vega (Zeta-Jones, a Welshwoman playing a Spaniard) abruptly divorce, sending Alejandro on a drunken binge--which only gets worse when he learns Elena is being wooed by the mysterious Armand (Rufus Sewell, a Brit playing a Frenchman). Little does Alejandro know that Elena has ulterior motives, and that a worldwide conspiracy and a secret weapon will soon threaten the integrity of the U.S.

The Legend of Zorro has way too much plot, leaving room for only two genuinely preposterous donnybrooks and a handful of lacklustre brawls. Banderas and Zeta-Jones flash a bit of their considerable charisma, but by and large they (and the movie as a whole) are on autopilot. Not awful, but lacking any real spark.--Bret Fetzer

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Director And Cinematographer Commentary, Deleted Scenes With Optional Directors Commentary, Behind The Scenes Featurettes, Stunts, Visual Effects, Armands Party, Playing With Trains, Two Multi Angle Scene Deconstructions
Subtitles:	Dutch, English, Hindi
Year:	2005
Release Date:	March 6, 2006
Runtime:	130 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 39330
Keywords:	Action, Family, General, Legend, Zorro, Adventure
Genre:	Action/Adventure