The Count of Monte Cristo
critic Reviews
, 96% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Condensing Alexandre Dumas' hefty tome into a brisk and lavishly appointed action-adventure, this French adaptation of The Count of Monte-Cristo hits the sweet spot with rapier-like precision.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreChristy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It zips by, like back-to-back episodes of prestige television. Thrilling the whole way through.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRandy MyersSan Jose Mercury News
Not a second is superfluous or boring in this lavish, definitive version of a literary delight.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
I walked away from de La Patellière and Delaporte’s take on the Dumas tale invigorated. Its intensity, its majesty, its larger-than-life virtuosity, all of that and more filled my heart with glee.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobert AbeleLos Angeles Times
The nuance is earned, and whether it’s well-applied becomes the difference between a merely ripping yarn and a satisfyingly complete one.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreBilge EbiriNew York Magazine/Vulture
The movie might be set in the early 19th century, but its hero is a 21st century badass.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJason BaileyRogerEbert.com
Patellière and Delaporte foreground the moral complexity in a way that the Count’s copious heirs often do not.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWade MajorFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
This is it. This is the one. This is the definitive version.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreNicolás MedinaMontevideo Portal / Latido Beat
Seems more interested in building a spectacle than in entering into the complexities of a story of justice, lost love and redemption. Is it enjoyable? Undoubtedly. Is it memorable? Perhaps, but not for the right reasons. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreFrank SwietekOne Guy's Opinion
Despite a running-time of nearly three hours, necessarily a streamlined, simplified version of the extraordinarily dense and complex original, but it’s sumptuous and satisfying on its own.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJackie K. Cooperjackiekcooper.com
A classic tale given a first class presentment.
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