Deborah Ross

Top of my mustn’t see list: The Iron Mask reviewed

Worse things have come out of China lately, but it’s a close shave

Top of my mustn’t-see list: Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Iron Mask 
issue 25 April 2020

As all other publications are offering guides saying what to watch from home during this pandemic — ‘the 50 best movies to stream right now’; ‘20 hidden gems available on Netflix’; ‘movie masterpieces for quarantine’ — an equally valuable service would, surely, be telling you what not to watch, under any circumstances, no matter how desperate. So that’s the service I’m offering you today. And the best film not to watch, under any circumstances, this week? Top of my mustn’t-see list? No, not any of the Marvel films, although they are definitely worth a not-watch — each one is dumber than the last. I’ve opted instead for The Iron Mask.

This newly released comedy-fantasy blockbuster was originally titled Journey To China: Mystery of Iron Mask, and while worse things have come out of China lately, it has to be a close shave.

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