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Man in the Iron Mask

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 12.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Slow-moving swashbuckler.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 12–13

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Some class issues
  • Violence:

    Sword fights, some bloody
  • Sex:

    Some, including references to group sex
  • Language:

    Some
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Some

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Man in the Iron Mask was written by Nell Minow

Parents need to know that there's coarse language, overheard sex, suggested group sex, and a young woman who kills herself when she finds out that the king deliberately caused the death of her beloved.

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What’s the Story?

It's more than 20 years since the "all for one and one for all" days and the Three Musketeers and their friend D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne) have gone their separate ways. Athos (John Malkovich) is a loving father to his son, Raoul, himself a Musketeer, Artemis (Jeremy Irons) is a priest, and Porthos (Gerard Depardieu) is something of a libertine. Only D'Artagnan is still in service to the cruel and selfish young king, forever loyal to the crown, if not the man who wears it, and to his own true love, the king's mother. A mysterious prisoner in an iron mask turns out to be the king's identical twin brother, and the original Musketeers free him so they can substitute him for the king, whose subjects are rioting in the streets to protest his neglect and abuse.

Is It Any Good?

MAN IN THE IRON MASK is a respectable -- if slow-moving -- swashbuckler with teen idol Leonardo DiCaprio appearing as the twins. With double the roles he plays in Titanic and some good sword-fighting scenes, this will have strong appeal for boys and girls in the 8-16 range.

Movie Details

Studio: MGM/UA, Director: Randall Wallace
Run time: 132 minutes
Theatrical release: 8/1/1998
MPAA Rating: PG-13

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title off and give it .0

    ......

    This movie had some real problems three minutes in. I had to stop watching it after ten, and that was with an edited version. One of the main themes was sexual dialogue, so you can imagine how that went. My mom says it's a good movie, but it is not appropriate for teens and kids.

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New Jersey
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 5.0

    The Best 3 Musketeers Movie

    This is by far the best 3 musketeers movie ever made.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy and give it 4.0

    not so bad

    this is ok for people my age, there are some scenes of sex that can be somewhat inapropriate. There is some violence but not much blood, only a stain on a dagger, a man gets shot with a cannon but you only see him fall, the drugs are low. I think this is worth seeing, I'd say it's appropriate to kids 10 or 11 years and up.

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in North Carolina
    I rate this title on and give it 3.0

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on and give it 5.0

    good one

    loved the charcters

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