Review of The Mask of Zorro (1998) by Warren M — 10 Jan 2016

Swashbuckling blockbuster from the late 90s (and a sort of unofficial sequel to the Zorro films of days gone) in which the ageing Zorro (Hopkins) passes on his mantle to a younger generation (Banderas).

There's a rich motherlode of revenge running throughout the entire flick, parts of which are actually quite dark for its rating. This is also the film where Banderas first took on the role of Zorro (playing it somewhat like Mandy Patinkin's Inigo Montoya in The Princess Bride), which he would later riff upon as Puss in Boots in the Shrek films, and which is much better than the somewhat lazy sequel!