The Zorro brand of hot-blooded derring-do returns with The Legend of Zorro; starring Antonio Banderas and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the roles that brought them stardom with The Mask of Zorro. Now married for ten years and parents to young rascal Joaquim (charming Adrian Alonso; perhaps being set up for a future Son of Zorro); dashing swordsman Alejandro (Banderas; a Spaniard playing a Mexican) and sultry spitfire Elena De La Vega (Zeta-Jones; a Welshwoman playing a Spaniard) abruptly divorce; sending Alejandro on a drunken binge--which only gets worse when he learns Elena is being wooed by the mysterious Armand (Rufus Sewell; a Brit playing a Frenchman). Little does Alejandro know that Elena has ulterior motives; and that a worldwide conspiracy and a secret weapon will soon threaten the integrity of the U.S. The Legend of Zorro has way too much plot; leaving room for only two genuinely preposterous donnybrooks and a handful of lackluster brawls. Banderas and Zeta-Jones flash a bit of their considerable charisma; but by and large they (and the movie as a whole) are on autopilot. Not awful; but lacking any real spark. --Bret Fetzer