This adaptation is more watchable than the 1922 and 1934 versions, which I have seen recently. Some subplots are different from each other in these adaptations and I wonder which one is the closest adaptation. As the book is so long, the abundance of characters and all those intrigues among them were shortened and even had to be modified. There is never enough time to develop all those characters in a feature-length film.
In this one, Richard Chamberlain performs very well. Dantes's transformation from a decent idealist person to a vengeful one is nicely played. I also liked the background music playing in some scenes. However, the second part still rushes to obey the runtime causing underdeveloped characters. Hence, the 2002 version remains my favorite adaptation because it has a more straightforward story with less complicacy than others, no matter if it is loyal to the book or not.
In this one, Richard Chamberlain performs very well. Dantes's transformation from a decent idealist person to a vengeful one is nicely played. I also liked the background music playing in some scenes. However, the second part still rushes to obey the runtime causing underdeveloped characters. Hence, the 2002 version remains my favorite adaptation because it has a more straightforward story with less complicacy than others, no matter if it is loyal to the book or not.