Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 33
  2. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. 100
    Utterly thrilling and enthralling, a commercial film that paces itself wonderfully, never allowing the action or romance to outweigh its story and characters. For mainstream adventure fare, that's quite an accomplishment.
  2. That tale gets a first-class Hallmark Hall of Fame treatment in Kevin Reynolds's swaggering The Count of Monte Cristo, which is old-form moviemaking at its best.
User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 37
  2. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Oct 1, 2011
    Bah, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a movie that displays a violent tale of revenge into a ridiculously cheesy one. However I'll give credit for the excellent cinematography. Full Review »
  2. TarynN
    Oct 25, 2006
    This is my FAVOURITE movie of all time.
  3. PaulS.
    May 21, 2006
    Simply one of the most well-done films of all time. Well-acted, with a great storyline. Very well done.