The Man in the Iron Mask DVD (Region 1)

7.3	Listal rating

Manufacturer : MGM (Video & DVD)
Release date : 12 August 1998
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 9780792839132
UPC : 027616629326

Adventure (5), Drama (4), Action (4), France (3), Musketeers (2), 1998 (2), School (1), Injustice (1), Novel (1), Royalty (1), Action Swords (1), Edited (1), 1990s (1), English Subtitles (1), Based On Novel (1), Closed Captioned (1), Leonardo Dicaprio (1), Conspiracy (1), 19th Century (1), Book (1)

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Product DescriptionThis story tells of the four musketeers who work together to bring down king louis xiv and replace him with his twin brother who has been help in prison all his life. Despite their blood oath to defend his majesty they soon realize that their mission to save their country from ruin may lead to destruction. Studio: Tcf Product Description
This story tells of the four musketeers who work together to bring down king louis xiv and replace him with his twin brother who has been help in prison all his life. Despite their blood oath to defend his majesty they soon realize that their mission to save their country from ruin may lead to destruction. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/20/2005 Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio John Malkovich Run time: 132 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Randall Wallace

Footnotes in movie books are likely to reduce this swashbuckling adventure down to a simple description: it was the first movie to star Leonardo DiCaprio after the phenomenal success of Titanic. As such it automatically attracted a box-office stampede of Leo's young female fans, but critical reaction was deservedly mixed. Having earned his directorial debut after writing the Oscar-winning script for Mel Gibson's Braveheart, Randall Wallace wrote and directed this ambitious version of the often-filmed classic novel by Alexandre Dumas. DiCaprio plays dual roles as the despotic King Louis XIV, who rules France with an iron fist, and the king's twin brother, Philippe, who languishes in prison under an iron mask, his identity concealed to prevent an overthrow of Louis' throne. But Louis' abuse of power ultimately enrages Athos (John Malkovich), one of the original Four Musketeers, who recruits his former partners (Gabriel Byrne, Gérard Depardieu, and Jeremy Irons) in a plot to liberate Philippe and install him as the king's identical replacement. Once this plot is set in motion and the Musketeers are each given moments in the spotlight, the film kicks into gear and offers plenty of entertainment in the grand style of vintage swashbucklers. But it's also sidetracked by excessive length and disposable subplots, and for all his post-Titanic star power, the boyish DiCaprio just isn't yet "man" enough to be fully convincing in his title role. Still, this is an entertaining movie, no less enjoyable for falling short of the greatness to which it aspired. --Jeff Shannon

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