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I’ve watched this movie over and over again because I love the actor Jim Caviezel, who plays EDMOND, the Count of Monte Cristo. He is gorgeous. He gets his revenge in the end of the movie. The movie is enthralling and will keep you on the edge of your seat. You’re rooting for him the whole time. Ladies, you have to watch this movie.

This was a revisit for my wife and I as we have seen it before but enjoyed seeing it again and if you like a bit of action and drama, this will satisfy you if you’ve never seen it even more so.

Great movie. Story and cast.

I love this movie so much! If I could give it 6 stars I would!

It took forever to finally replace the dvd but the dvd did eventually arrive for which I am grateful. The movie is great!

"The Count of Monte Cristo" is a classic tale of betrayal and revenge (which the novel's author, Alexander Dumas, was inspired to write after reading of an incident, broadly similar in its basic aspects, in an essay written by a French police archivist). The main character, Edmond Dantès, is betrayed and falsely accused of treason, subsequently immured in a bleak and cruel prison, where he makes a fortunate acquaintance in the Abbé Faria, another wrongly accused prisoner, who eventually provides him with the education (both social and martial) and the financial means to exact revenge upon his accusers following his inevitable escape. Upon achieving his freedom, Dantès falls in with a crew of smugglers (giving him the disreputable, underworld connections that will prove so useful to him later), recovers a literal buried treasure bequeathed him by the Abbé Faria, and assumes the identity of an Italian nobleman, the titular Count of Monte Cristo, which opens the doors of aristocratic Parisian society, thus giving him access to his targets. He then plots and carries out the downfall of all his enemies. His revenge achieved, he then resumes his relationship with the beautiful woman to whom he was engaged prior to his arrest. (In this last part, the movie departs completely from the novel, but I actually like this better; not only did I always feel sorry for Dumas' Mercédès, who lost everything, and went off to live out the remainder of a rather broken, lonely life, but the woman with whom Dantès eventually finds love, Haydée, always seemed to me a rather pale, colorless character, who serves little purpose in the story, and seems to exist only to provide Dantès with a happy ending.)This is a film which, if memory serves, did moderately well at the box office, but no more than that. For the life of me, I simply cannot fathom why that is. Perhaps it's because it didn't have enough "action." If that is so, it's a terrible commentary on how audiences' expectations have been dumbed down, and whose attention spans have been shortened by a steady diet of simple-minded action movie blockbusters over the past several decades. Sure there is only one spectacular fight, but the film needs no more than this (and such things were signally lacking in the novel as well, where Edmond Dantès achieve his revenge by plotting and intrigue, not by fisticuffs or swordplay). I don't think the disappointment of ardent fans of the novel can explain why the film didn't enjoy better success, as I doubt that a majority of film goers these days have actually read all of it. And I might as well mention, at this point, the harshest criticism that usually gets leveled at this film: that it doesn't do justice to the novel. Every time I hear someone say this it makes me shake my head in exasperation. The novel was over a thousand pages long, has a enormous cast of characters, several subplots unfolding beneath the main plot, and was originally serialized over the course of eighteen months during it's initial publication, which gave its readers plenty of time to digest the many twists and turns of the novel, and the way many characters' fates are interwoven and their stories overlap. In just what world to these critics imagine one can "do justice" to a story this long and this complex in the course of a two-hour feature film? OF COURSE the movie makes radical alterations to the story, omits nearly all the subplots, and eliminates most of the supporting characters. There was no way to fit all that material in a feature length movie. Even the 1998 French miniseries starring Gérard Depardieu couldn't accomplish this. It would take at least a full season-long television series to do it in its entirety (hmmm... now THERE'S an idea!). People should realize the movie is only based on and inspired by Dumas' superb novel, and enjoy the movie for what it is: a truly great film.So having said all that, I'll reiterate my wonder that this movie didn't do better at the box office. It has something in it to appeal to literally everyone. If you like adventure, look no further. If romance is your thing, it's in there too. Exotic, gorgeously scenic locations? Got 'em. In spades. Do you love period films? They don't come much better than this one. Do you like suspense? It's in there too. Really, the film's got just about everything. The story is marvelous, the pacing is pitch-perfect, the villains are appropriately contemptible without being clichéd or cartoonish, the cinematography is brilliant, the locations are a sumptuous feast for the eyes (Malta stands in particularly well for early 19th-century Marseilles), the set and costume design is absolutely first-rate, and the acting is superb. This last point is worth emphasizing. Every actor turns in a great performance, and two in particular -- James Caviezel as Dantès, and the late Richard Harris as the Abbé Faria -- are absolutely stellar. If you've read and loved Dumas' novel, and haven't seen this yet, don't expect the original story to be faithfully reproduced on screen, and remember that it can't be in a two hour movie. Instead, think of this film as a similar story, based on similar characters, but meant to be enjoyed entirely on its own merits. Approach it on those terms, and you will be in for a positively wonderful cinematic experience.

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO is one of my favorite books of all time. Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling adventure about envy, betrayal, revenge and redemption kept me turning the pages many years ago, and it’s one the nineteenth century books I hold dear to my heart. (Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and George Elliot’s Daniel Deronda are also on the top list.) So I was excited about this movie. Jim Caviezel plays Edmund Dantes! Be still, my overactive imagination! (My heart too.) And the rest of the cast — Guy Pierce, James Frain, Luis Guzmán, just to name a few — are perfect in their roles.To those who’ve read the book know the story of Edmund Dantes. He’s young, humble, naive, hard-working, and full of life. People see lots of leadership potential in him. Everyone adores him, including his beautiful fiancée Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk). Well, almost everyone. People envy him, including his “best friend,” a Count who’s always had it all. They see something special in Dantes, and it infuriates them. When an unexpected exchange with Napoléon Bonaparte (while in exile) occurs, the people in his life betray him, and it changes his life forever. He’s charged for treason and sent to Chateau d’If for life. In there, he meets a priest who teaches him the Word of God (to which he refuses to hear) and tells him about the exact location of a secret treasure. The priest has also plotted an elaborate escape plan. It takes years of discipline and education, and many action-packed moments, but Dantes — now rich — is the Count of Monte Cristo, and he will settle scores with the ruthless people who conspired against him.I summarized the plot. The book is long and the translation is confusing. I should’ve learned French, because I think we lost a lot of narrative detail. The movie doesn’t follow the book. Not in the least. They changed a lot, including the ending. Did it minimize my enjoyment? Nope. I love this movie. It was well paced, and the movie’s ending was the one I would’ve liked for Dantes and Mercedes in the book. (Dominczyk is quite beautiful. Love her voice!) It remains a story full of adventure and romance, a story of envy and revenge. It’s also a story of redemption and spiritual reckoning. I roll my eyes whenever I hear people say, “He or she is jealous of me!” They say this in a casual tone. No one is jealous of them. In actuality, they want people to be envious of them, and they're likely the envious ones. It's all about projection. I’ve experienced envy. It’s an ugly thing. You don’t want people to envy you, trust me! So I love stories that show the damaging effects of such a nasty emotion. Downsides? No one recognized Dantes (except for Mercedes). Come on! I know it’s been over a decade, and he’s grown a beard, but he looks exactly the same. I don’t remember how they justified this in the book, but you’d think they’d remember the innocent man they sent to prison, especially when it had to do with Bonaparte. The actors (mostly British) use their regular accents. People criticized this. Would you want these talented actors to use a phony French accent? Me neither. We all know this is based on a French novel, and it's set in France, so let's just leave it at that. I totally recommend this film. It’s on HBO right now. Watch it if you’re in the mood for something fun. You can’t go wrong with Dumas! I give this four out of five Blueberry and Honey Smoothies (Mini’s Special!).

My mom love this movie