Review of The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) by Isabelle H — 11 Jul 2009

LOVE this movie!!! All time favorite and a classic!!

This review of The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) was written by Isabelle H on 11 Jul 2009.

The Man in the Iron Mask has generally received mixed reviews.

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It has its great performances (outside of DiCaprio who is dull and a jerk) but everything in the story feels very forced and nothing is memorable…

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By Sam M (1,488) on 02 Feb 2016

Leonardo Dicaprio's performance here could be summed up like this - I want a cookie now! Wah, waa, waaa! Just shut the hell up…

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