Mask of Zorro (Blu-ray) (1998)

Editor's Note Don Diego de la Vega (Anthony Hopkins) recruits Alejandro Murieta (Antonio Banderas) to become his replacement as Zorro, the legendary hero. Together, they infiltrate the circle of Don Raphael - the fiercest of the Spanish tyrants. Armed with his mask, sword, whip and jet-black stallion, Tornado, the new Zorro embarks on a mission to stop Don Raphael's plot to buy California, set right 20 years of wrongs, bring justice to the people ensnared by Spanish greed, and win the heart of Don Diego's daughter, Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones in a star-making performance). THE MASK OF ZORRO is an old-fashioned swashbuckler with plenty of modern sizzle thanks to the casting of Banderas and then-newcomer Zeta-Jones.

	Anthony Hopkins
	Antonio Banderas
	Catherine Zeta-Jones
	Stuart Wilson
	Ted Elliott - Screenwriter
	Doug Claybourne - Producer
	David Foster - Producer
	Terry Rossio - Screenwriter
	John Eskow - Screenwriter
	Martin Campbell - Director

Rolling Stone
"...Banderas cuts a sexy romantic figure....The stunts are a kick..." 08/06/1998 p.76

Sight and Sound
"...Delightful....THE MASK OF ZORRO boasts one of the very best incarnations of the character in Antonio Banderas..." 12/01/1998 p.48-9

Entertainment Weekly
"...A refreshing throwback that's also thoroughly modern....Rollicks with an exuberance we've rarely seen....Triumphs because it stays true to the pulp serial..." -- Rating: A- pp.87-8

New York Times
"...A wealth of charismatic Zorros, a smashing heroine and a dauntless love of adventure....[Hopkins acts] with unexpectedly elegant panache....Ms. Zeta-Jones makes her first major film role one to remember..." 07/17/1998 p.E12

Box Office
"...The casting is great. Hopkins, Banderas and Zeta-Jones all look the part and breathe life and passion into their roles....The whole movie is directed with style, aplomb and a good deal of tongue-in-cheek humor....Quite refreshing..." 08/01/1998 p.45

Premiere
"...It's the campy sense of humor, reminiscent of THE PRINCESS BRIDE, that makes this film a cut above the rest..." 07/01/1998 p.18

Los Angeles Times
"...It's the kind of pleasant entertainment that allows the paying customer to have as much fun as the people on screen..." 07/17/1998 p.C1