Z = Zorro

Zorro: The Mask of Zorro

1998

Directed: Martin Campbell

Antonio Banderas as Alejandro Murrieta

Anthony Hopkins as Don Diego De La Vega

Catherine Zeta-Jones as Elena De La Vega Montero

Action packed variation on the Zorro story. The aging Zorro finds an apprentice who coincidentally is interested in his daughter. It seems Zorro was meant to be a family franchise. The good-rich man who fights for the rights of the populous continues to excite the imaginations of the hopeful.

I loved this movie for several reasons:

Action was reaching but the stunts were amazing. Any regular person would have munched but Zorro prevails. Much to Martin Campbell’s credit, his perfectionism really worked well in this film.

Antonio Banderas plays the poor boy and the amazing Zorro equally as well. Zorro is a continuation of the good bad guy theme like in the film Desperado.

What can be said about Sir Anthony Hopkins? He’s amazing as Don De La Vega. The Englishman playing the Mexican Don works for me. But I’ve admired his work since Magic.

Catherine Zeta Jones rises to the level of the actors around her. She is particularly interesting in this role when she discovers her identify. Raised with one father, she accepts her true identity with grace.

Antonio Banderas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Banderas

Anthony Hopkins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_hopkins

Catherine Zeta Jones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Zeta-Jones