My Mask of Zorro review

My Mask of Zorro review 

 

Intro: So, Zorro means fox in Spanish, how can you mistake a grown man dressed in black for a fox? I'm sorry am I missing something? 

Mask of Zorro: This movie is about Don Diego/Zorro retiring from being Zorro after his last crusade and starting a family. One day someone he crossed as Zorro shows up and turn his world turns upside down. 20 years later Don Diego gets his chance at revenge, but it won't be easy. Meanwhile, he meets someone that helped him in the past and he too wants revenge, so the two men work together to achieve their goals. 

This movie is underrated! I say that because no one talks about this movie despite the fact it got a sequel. This is not only about revenge it's about redemption as well. This movie also deals with identity, legacy and loss to an extent. I'm surprised at how funny this movie is, I'm not saying it's a comedy, but it balances the funny and serious stuff well. You can see how this character influence the creation of Batman heck you can argue that Batman begins and Batman Beyond is inspired by this movie.  

Don Diego is a mystery I mean we don't know anything about him. Plus, you feel sorry for him after everything he has been through. I like how he trains and teaches Alejandro the principles of being Zorro. Also, the writers could have done more with him to make him interesting.   

Alejandro is a thief who tires to turn his life around. That's my issue with him why did he feel the need to steal?

Don Rafael (the main villain.) is a power-hungry bad guy, the way he taunts Don Diego you want Diego to chop his head off. The only gripe I have with him is we don't know his history with Diego.  

Capt. Love (another Villain.) is a sick man, you have to be if you enjoy hurting people and drinking a jar of wine with a severed head inside. I wish I was trying to be creepy.    

One of the problems with this movie is that I didn't buy the love story subplot because it didn't get enough focus. Other complaints involve plot holes and things happened too conveniently. Overall, this is a good movie I would recommend this if you like Action/Adventure films.    

Rating = Worth Seeing