40/35
With an estimated budget of €429 million, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024
Chronology
After escaping from an island prison where he spent 14 years after being falsely accused of treason, Edmond Dantes returns as the Count of Monte Cristo to take revenge on the men who betrayed him. When Albert watches Heidi sing and play her guitar, it’s pretty obvious that he’s not even touching the strings half the time.
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The first question I’d like to ask directors who adapt novels into films is this: if this book inspired you so much that you wanted to make a movie out of it, why change the story? The Count of Monte Cristo is another one of those cases: anyone who reads the book will be surprised by the complete twist at the end; and for no apparent reason, I’d submit, because the book’s ending was dramatic enough.
Okay, the end
And again, if you didn’t like it, why make a movie about it? If you want to follow your own ideas, do it, use your imagination, and then the sky’s the limit.
But then again, my literary memory kicks in again and leaves a bittersweet taste in my mouth
If I had to disconnect my literary memory and judge the film on its cinematic merits, “The Count of Monte Cristo” is an honest, lousy film with good performances by all the main actors, good cinematography, and decent pacing.
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