ReaderKenka
Let's be realistic.
Matialth
Good concept, poorly executed.
SincereFinest
disgusting, overrated, pointless
Twilightfa
Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
MartinHafer
Anachronistic--"adj : chronologically misplaced" My problem with this movie is the same problem I have with many modern movies that try to undo the sexism of the ages by creating brash, strong-willed heroines and placing them in historical dramas. While this might entertain some and make others feel better about their gender, from my point of view as a history teacher, they seem stupid and rather patronizing. In this case, you have the daughter of d'Artagnan (the 4th Musketeer) taking on baddies with the help of her estranged father. As for me, I HATE plucky, anachronistic heroines. If you want to portray a strong woman, make it a contemporary movie--don't make our history something it isn't! The lead, for part of the movie, ran around in men's clothes and looked EXACTLY LIKE A WOMAN DRESSED AS A MAN! Sophie Marceau is just too beautiful and shapely for this and it seems to assume the audience is too stupid to realize this! Come on folks, we deserve better than this! What's next? Moses played by a woman in THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PART II?
Lee Bartholomew
Of course this was made before Leonardo's disaster. (although I didn't think it that bad) However this is so much better. Oh the humor is put in such a manner that it isn't distasteful. Sophie is so much more fiesty than the role she's in Braveheart. I'm glad they offered the subtitled version. I bought mine used, but this looks like another movie I'll have to find everything for. :)
The Continental Op
Though I am not a fan of French Cinema in general, I am a huge fan of Sophie Marceau. Ever since I first saw her in Braveheart, I have tried to find every movie she has been in, whatever country it was produced in. In "Fille de d'Dartagnan" (which was released on video under the hideous title "Revenge of the Musketeers")the beautiful Sophie plays Eloise, the daughter of the legendary Gascon d'Artagnan, who leaves the convent in which she was raised to foil a plot to assassinate the young King Louis XIV. Along the way she reunites with her father and his Musketeer cronies who aid her in her quest. This film is a fun,lighthearted swashbuckler, very much in the tradition of Dumas's original stories. It is highlighted by a great serio-comic performance by Sopie herself. Her role as Eloise is a refreshing break from her usual noble heroine parts and adds a new dimension to her repertoire. She isn't bad in the action scenes either. Though I found her amazing sword skills a little hard to believe considering the fact she only left the convent a few weeks before. Did they give combat training to novices in 17th century French convents? I doubt it. That little quibble aside, I recommend this film for fans of action movies and it's a must for Marceau fans everywhere. After seeing this, I can't wait to see her as the new Bond villain. It's gonna be a blast.
JHC3
As I began to view this film, I had quite a few doubts. Recent "Musketeers" films have been falling flat. I am now very pleased to say that "Revenge of the Musketeers" (U.S. video title) is a solid production, featuring an excellent European cast and fine direction.Set in the twilight years of the musketeers, the plot focuses on Eloise d'Artagnan (Marceau) and her struggle against perceived plots and conspiracies. When her convent is assaulted, she seeks out her famous father in Paris. There are some comedic moments and decent fight scenes. I was especially pleased to note that Eloise, who was raised in a convent and had no martial training, did not suddenly gain the magnificent fighting prowess of her father. Yes, she does get involved in a number of fights, but the director had the sense to clearly portray her absolute inexperience. Fans of Musketeers films and of swashbucklers in general should give this film a chance. Merely seeing a competent Musketeer film done in the French language alone is a treat.
