Driving by his deep will of revenge for the murder of his wife and the hijacking of his daughter, Don Diego de la Vega, a strong warrior, who has been captured by a corrupted Spanish king, has flew from prison, in order to revenge, and receives help from a young man who also wants to revenge.
Banderas and Hopkins prove that there's life in the Z-boy yet, but by leaving in the dull patches, the filmmakers may find audiences catching zzzzzs in ways they never intended.
Reeling Reviews
April 09, 2005
Buckling the swash in a way approaching Errol Flynn, Antonio is up for the action and handles the slapstick as the inept student with aplomb. The romance between him and Zeta-Jones has sparks, too.
Not so much a blood-pounding swashbuckling adventure as it is a comfortable old friend--the kind of movie your grandfather might have seen at a Saturday matinee.
A lively, old-fashioned adventure yarn with just a twist of modern attitude, it's the kind of pleasant entertainment that allows the paying customers to have as much fun as the people on screen.
