pulling the feels…
pulling the feels…
FLICKFEEL
60
from 31 comments
COMMUNITY
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nobody yet
YOURS
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FUN
16
how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
47
how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
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Read from 31 comments (16 from Metacritic, 12 from Reddit, 3 from TMDB reviews) — 7 of them described how it moves.
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Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 45% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
It reviews better than it plays — admired more than it is enjoyed.
“Refusing to pander to restless derrières, they’ve given this big, bounding, beautifully cinematic swashbuckler almost three hours to breathe. Yet their pacing is so frisky — and Celia Lafitedupont’s editing so elegant — your derrière is unlikely to complain.”
Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times · 90
“The Count of Monte Cristo is as much a swashbuckling adventure as it is a warning about the dangers of letting yourself get lost in the desire for things that don't matter. With a gorgeous score that uplifts every scene, making them more tense, romantic, and devastating, and sets and costumes on par with the best period pieces of the 21st century, everything about the movie is planned and carefully executed.”
Mary Kassel, Screen Rant · 90
“The Count of Monte Cristo is an energetic, entertaining treat, full of noble heroes, fair maidens, evil villains, duels at dawn, and swashbuckling sword fights.”
Jason Bailey, RogerEbert.com · 88
“It’s directed with verve and acted with gusto.”
Wendy Ide, The Observer (UK) · 80
“For much of their 178-minute running time, Delaporte and de La Patellière let us delight in the spectacle of Dantès and his associates weaving their sinister, at times mysterious web — well-positioning us for the eventual reckoning, when we’ll be thoroughly invested in all these characters and their impending fates.”
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine (Vulture) · 80
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays — critics 86, the watch 60
Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.
“I've watched it, don't get too excited for it, especially if you've read the book. It's so far from the actual story it's poor. The acting is not amazing either.”
Dawn_Of_The_Dave▲ 5read it ↗
“I assume the reviews are from people that haven't read the book but have watched the films. It's the worst translation from book to screen out of all the other film versions. The most faithful are the mini series because they have more time, it's a long book. The best being the 1979 French one with Jaques Weber as Edmond but it's clunkily filmed and hard to even find with subs.”
Dawn_Of_The_Dave▲ 4read it ↗
“I watched this adaptation and the miniseries with Sam Claflin, I was a bit disappointed. I liked the series with Sam Claflin better, which was less worse than the movie.”
cleopatraandcaesar63▲ 3read it ↗
“Just saw it in the theater in Portland, Oregon. Really good.”
BeautifulMoonClear▲ 3read it ↗
“Finally a modern movie that isnt woke, no lgbtq ultra liberal themes just a retelling of an old story with traditional gender roles. Hopefully this type of storytelling comes back as the whole go woke go broke formula is beyond its expiration date.”
RefinedInsightsread it ↗
“The 2024 reimagining of The Count of Monte Cristo is a cinematic triumph, setting a new benchmark for adaptations of the beloved Dumas classic. Directed by Jacques Bernard, this latest French interpretation is nothing short of spellbinding, with Pierre Niney delivering a portrayal of Edmond Dantès that feels both deeply authentic and timeless. From Dantès’ naive beginnings to his calculated, unrelenting vengeance, Niney embodies the role with a level of intensity and depth that captivates from t”
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“**Summary: 9/10:** A sumptuous, propulsive French adaptation that proves Dumas's 19th-century revenge tale still has teeth; directors de La Patellière and Delaporte craft an epic that honors the source material's complexity while maintaining breathless pacing. Long before _Ocean's Eleven_ and _The Sting_, Alexandre Dumas wrote The Count of Monte Cristo in the mid-19th century — one of the most complex, graphic, intricate revenge stings ever created. I read this novel more than fifty years ago”
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