Kyle's movie guide: "The Legend of Zorro"

The Mask of Zorro was a good movie that enchanted many, but the sequel, this week's campus movie, is unlikely to do the same.

The Legend of Zorro, a sequel to 1998's The Mask of Zorro, is rated PG for sequences of violence/peril and action, language and a couple of suggestive moments. In the first film, Antonio Banderas played a young, inept Zorro, under the apprenticeship of the previous Zorro, played by Anthony Hopkins. Banderas was trained to fight for his fellow Mexicans and protect them from imperialistic Spaniards. Of course, he meets a girl, the ultra-sexy Catherine Zeta-Jones, and they fall in love. If you like Banderas, you're better off checking out Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Both of those movies costar Salma Hayek (who is also ultra-sexy) so you will not lose anything in the female department.

Legend is a complete deviation from the previous Zorro movie. In the first film, Zorro himself was a practical, skilled fighter who got himself into jams that he generally needed help to get out of. In Legend, Zorro begins by diving off rooftops and outrunning a speeding horse carriage. I find it hard to believe that flipping off a building would be followed with a sprint, because I know through experience that jumping off a single flight of stairs yields disappointing results (don't ask). Despite the action scenes, the film didn't capture my imagination. I also found hard to believe that Zorro single-handedly ensured California's place in the Union.

The Legend of Zorro tries, and fails, to survive on its poor storyline and childishly choreographed action sequences. Despite all this I recommend this movie for one reason: CATHERINE ZETA-JONES! Did I mention that she was sexy?

As you may have noticed, I am not Michael Miller. He is a senior while I am a freshman. He likes jelly while I like peanut butter. He's attractive, I'm...well, we tie on that one. Michael had a mission: to inform the student body about the movie being played that week. He would go nights without sleep researching a film. He wouldn't eat for days as he studied every frame of a movie. He usually blows off schoolwork to get you the best information. In fact, Michael is 34. He just can't seem to complete his major with all the work he put into movie reviews. I just wanted to let you all know, that as your new movie critic, I will give you the same commitment.