Reception
The Count of Monte Cristo was well received by critics with a rating of 74% based on 133 ratings at Rotten Tomatoes with critics conceding that it was an "entertaining tale of revenge reminiscent of those swashbuckling movies made in the 1940s."
At Metacritic, the film received a score of 61 out of 100, with generally favourable reviews.
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