Hollywood’s Forgotten How to Make Movies LikeThe Count of Monte Cristo

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Forgotten period action epic 'The Count of Monte Cristo' shows Hollywood how to revive the swashbuckling, revenge-fueled adventure film

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The new French adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel is a thrilling, stylish reinvention that puts Hollywood's recent period action films to shame
Director Mathieu Kassovitz captures the full sweep and grandiosity of Dumas' original story, delivering a lavish, suspenseful tale of betrayal and retribution that's sorely missing from modern blockbusters

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Alexandre Dumas, Mathieu Kassovitz, Vulture, The Count of Monte Cristo