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If I can watch the same movie twice in 3 days, it must be swell. And trust me, this film is worth every effort to get your hands on - from the video store or from the library.

This film is based on a story by a famous French author, Alexandre Dumas, and speaks of the quest for vengeance of a young french sailor (Edmond Dantes played byJim Caviezel) , who was innocently betrayed by a childhood friend (Fernand played by Guy Pearce) who had everything - wealth and status, but was simply dissatisfied and filled with envy because his lowly best friend could find happiness and love (with a very beautiful fiancee).

The blameless Edmond was then thrown into a prison on a solitary island, condemned to a horrible fate of captivity for 13 years, losing his freedom, his promotion to captain of the ship and the greatest love of his life.

With a twist of fate, he finds a companion in prison, protecting his sanity and their friendship transforms Edmond into a different person - one who is educated and skilled. However, he continues to feed the hatred in him and is bent on revenge.

As the story unfolds, there is more to the betrayal than just mere jealously, as more characters are insidiously involved in the scandal.

When Edmond makes an amazing escape from Chateau d'If, he sets out on a journey of revenge to take back whatever he had lost from those who hurt him.

It is a delirious adventure, seeing how he carefully plots his moves, and how the baddies fall into his traps perfectly.

In the end, like in most movies, good triumphs over evil. And Edmond Dantes has the last laugh.

And did I mention how amazingly gorgeous Jim Caviezel's blue eyes are? Well, they are.