I'm not quite sure why there weren't more Zorro movies starring Alain Delon, because he's absolutely perfect in the title role. I've also watched this before seeing any other version of the character on screen, including the Antonio Banderas ones. As a result, if I ever see either of those, I'm going to be comparing him to Delon (sorry, Banderas).
To get the bad out of the way first, Zorro has a terrible theme song and they play it a lot. It sounds a bit like The Kinks actively tried to make something annoying. Additionally, I think the film is slightly too long and it ends a little abruptly.
But other than that, Zorro is tons of fun. It has a unique tone, being kind of silly without being overly comedic, and it's equal parts swashbuckler and spaghetti western. They're two contrasting genres I don't think I've seen co-exist within one film before, and the approach works shockingly well. If you like this type of western, or if you like movies with lots of swordplay, or, better yet, if you like both, then you'll probably dig Zorro.
It's also got an amazing one-on-one sword fight at the very end that just goes on and on in the best way possible. And though the story is simple, it does a good job at making the titular character likable and cool, and it's fun to see him tackling injustices while hardly breaking a sweat. There are some flaws to be found here, but for the most part, it's really good.
To get the bad out of the way first, Zorro has a terrible theme song and they play it a lot. It sounds a bit like The Kinks actively tried to make something annoying. Additionally, I think the film is slightly too long and it ends a little abruptly.
But other than that, Zorro is tons of fun. It has a unique tone, being kind of silly without being overly comedic, and it's equal parts swashbuckler and spaghetti western. They're two contrasting genres I don't think I've seen co-exist within one film before, and the approach works shockingly well. If you like this type of western, or if you like movies with lots of swordplay, or, better yet, if you like both, then you'll probably dig Zorro.
It's also got an amazing one-on-one sword fight at the very end that just goes on and on in the best way possible. And though the story is simple, it does a good job at making the titular character likable and cool, and it's fun to see him tackling injustices while hardly breaking a sweat. There are some flaws to be found here, but for the most part, it's really good.