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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) is a respectable adaptation of the iconic novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas.

Ultimately, the casting makes the film worthwhile, as you can sense that the actors know they have a tall task in honoring the time-tested novel on the big screen.

The novel, of course, has stood the test of time due to its compelling, universal themes of revenge, envy, forgiveness, ambition, and lost love, all within an exciting and adventurous historical context. 

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The classic story of an innocent man wrongly, but deliberately imprisoned and his brilliant strategy for revenge against those who betrayed him. Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand (Guy Pearce), who wants Mercedes for himself, deceives him.