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Parents' Guide to

The Legend of Zorro

By Cynthia Fuchs, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 10+

Loud sequel to the Mask of Zorro.

Movie PG 2005 129 minutes
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this movie.

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age 6+

Based on 2 parent reviews

valentinD
valentinD Adult
September 25, 2016
age 9+

zorro !!!!

the fews intense kiss scenes and violence it's not good for the very youngs childrens, but it's appropriate for the kids tweens.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Too much sex
GoodSSJ
GoodSSJ Parent of 12-year-old
May 6, 2011
age 2+

Less Violence Than The Mask Of Zerro But Still Awesome

This Is Still Awesome Even If It Has Less Violence Than The First Movie.

This title has:

Too much violence
Too much sex
Great messages
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What's the Story?

Alejandro del la Vega, a.k.a. Zorro (Antonio Banderas), is busy fighting to ensure that votes cast in 1850 San Mateo will be counted toward California's statehood, in turn granting the "poor and desperate" (many Mexican-born) inhabitants access to rights and property. But it appears his wife, Elena (Catherine Zeta-Jones), is tired of being left behind and wants Alejandro to give up his work as Zorro. When he refuses, Elena divorces him, and takes up with the French Count Armand.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2 ):
Kids say (8 ):

THE LEGEND OF ZORRO is big and loud, mixing extended action sequences with gestures toward family unity. The film lurches from the family trauma to national security anxieties, or, terrorism by way of The Wild Wild West. A nefarious group is working on of a crater-making, nitroglycerine-based weapon in order to control who has access to U.S. statehood, with complications concerning Pinkerton agents and the bad guys' use of Chinese "coolies." That all of this is filtered through Alejandro and Elena's marital discord replicates the parallels between domestic and global politics James Cameron is so fond of excavating, wherein the world's welfare depends on that of the nuclear family unit. You might hope they sort it out this time, and don't have to try again in seven years.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the costs of keeping secrets from family. How does Joaquin think differently of his father once he knows the truth? How are Elena and Alejandro's lies alike, in that they want to save the country but in the process damage their family?

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