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The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C+
Source Brief Review Grade*
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
"The film itself is a jumble of period images that swirl by with little meaning or resonance..." more... C-
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"...this could have been a film of Braveheart quality instead of basically just a costume swashbuckler." more... C+
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk
"...it almost becomes a first-rate adventure..." more... B-
E! Online "...the snail's pace of the film makes it more of a question of every man for himself, exiting the theater." more... C  
Film Journal International
Harry Haun
"...a decidedly mixed blessing..." more... B-
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"...it doesn't realize it's trying to be too many things to too many people until it collapses under its own weight." more... C-
New York Times
Janet Maslin
"...amusingly ludicrous..." more... B-
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"The resulting product is high on melodrama and low on the character depth..." more... C+
San Francisco Chronicle
Peter Stack
"Viewers expecting rip-roaring, chandelier- swinging swordplay adventure are likely to be disappointed..." more... C  
USA Today
Mike Clark
"...prefab and weightless..." more... C+
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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