Catherine Zeta-Jones and Antonio Banderas return to reprise their roles from 1998's The Mask of Zorro.
It's now ten years later, they have a son, and California is on the verge of joining the union. This means that Alejandro (Banderas) must fulfill his promise to Elena (Zeta-Jones) and hang up his crime-fighting mask once and for all to be with his family. Of course, he isn't quite sure he's ready to do that.
During the course of one of Zorro's fights, he loses his mask, only to have his identity discovered by some less-than-scrupulous agents of the law, who use this knowledge to get Elena to work for them to uncover a sinister plot against the Union, unbeknownst to everyone (other than her). This of course leads to all sorts of drama.
Antonio Banderas looks as if he's aged significantly in the years since the last film, and most of the laughs come from the interaction with the horse or from their young child, who of course does not want to listen to the father who knows nothing about the pressures of being a privileged young son and only wants to cause trouble. This too is resolved in the end, as you would expect.
Rated PG for sequences of violence/peril and action, language and a couple of suggestive moments, but it is generally acceptable for the whole family, and the younger ones especially will enjoy the actions of the young boy.
If you're a fan of Lost, keep an eye out for Michael Emerson ("Henry Gale") in a small role.
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