20/22
With a budget estimated in EUR429 million, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024
After escaping from an island prison where he spent 14 years for being wrongly accused of state treason, Edmond Dantès returns as the Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on the men who betrayed him..
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When Albert watches Hydee sing and play the guitar, it is very obvious that she is not even touching the strings half of the time..
And man I wasn't disappointed !Despite its three-hour runtime, the movie never bores
Usually not a fan of action movies, the wonderful cast as well as the choice of a classic of French literature convinced me to go watch LE COMTE DE MONTE CRISTO.
When it doesn't keep us on our toes, it shows us eye-popping scenes of 19th century France, leaving us wondering how they made that with only 40M euros !
I guess the beautiful cinematography and clever editing have a role to play in making this movie stand out from much costlier Hollywood productions.Of course much of the credit also goes to Alexandre Dumas for coming up with such a poignant story, but adapting it for the screen sure wasn't an easy task either, and it was done marvelously here.I sincerely hope this movie will have a career outside of France, as more people deserve to see this.Merci Alexandre, merci Matthieu 🙂
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