The latest movie reincarnation of Alexandre Dumas' The Count Of Monte Cristo is swashbuckling fun. It is not, however, a great movie.

Set mostly in France but shot entirely in the English language on location in Ireland and Malta, this Count is pure Hollywood and never rings true. Not for a second.
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For the hero of Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo, revenge is not just sweet -- it's the sole reason for existing.

Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) was an innocent, trusting young sailor who was betrayed by his best friend, the jealous scheming Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce).
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