Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="CL82, post: 4581835, member: 44"] [B]The Count of Monte Cristo[/B] (2002) I haven’t seen this in years and I thought I would take a look at it to see if it is as good as I remember. It was. [B]A lot of spoilers in here, but the story is well known. [/B][SPOILER]The story is about Edmund Dantes, who is betrayed by a jealous friend, a jealous rival and a prosecutor trying to hide his own connection to treason. Dantes is sent to Château D’if a notorious French prison without trial. There he is left without human contact, except for the opening, and closing of a door in his cell twice a day, once to get a plate of watery broth and another to pass out his water bucket. Once a year on the anniversary of his imprisonment he is brutally whipped. At first, his faith sustains him as he repeatedly curves, the phrase “God will grant me justice” into the wall but eventually he loses his faith and all hope. Even his attempted suicide are fruitless. If this changes after eight years on another prisoner, mistakenly tunnels his way into Dantes cell. The new prisoner, a priest, enlists Dantes help in exchange for his teaching, the illiterate Dantes, how to read, philosophy, economics, science, math, fencing, etc. After 13 years in prison, Dantes escapes and begins to take vengeance on those who have wronged him.[/SPOILER] It is an epic tale of betrayal, vengeance and faith. Jim Caviezel stars as Edmund Dantes with strong supporting roles by Guy Pearce, Luis Guzmán and Richard Harris as the priest. Dagmara Dominczyk looks lovely as she mumbles her way through her role as Mercedes, Dantes love, interest. Also interesting to see Henry Cavill as a chunky teen in the movie. If you’ve never seen this, it is a very good, though a little long, movie. If you have seen it before, it is well worth the rewatch. [/QUOTE]

Verification: First name of men's bb coach