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Article: BIG reviews; We rate the latest cinema releases.(The Guide)
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- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- April 19, 2002
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The Count of Monte CristoThriller, PG, 131 mins
Starring: James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, Dagmara Dominczyk, Luis Guzman, Michael WincottAlexandre Dumas's classic tale of deception and revenge has been filmed countless times, and this latest incarnation is as trashy and camp as they come.
The highlight must surely be a hammy supporting turn from Guy Pearce which stops perilously short of thigh-slapping pantomime villain.
The story revolves around hapless Edmond Dantes (Caviezel), who is falsely imprisoned in the legendary island prison ...