Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge

Actors:  Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Geraldine Chaplin, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Simon Ward, Raquel Welch, Spike Milligan, Roy Kinnear
Rating:  9 out of 10, This is the second half of the 3 Musketeers which was released as a sequel once they realized how much footage they had on their hands.  This one is even better than the first albeit a little darker.  The boys are running around France trying to thwart Charlton Heston’s evil plans along with laying siege to some rebels.  Just where did the Cardinal come up with all these henchman?  Even with all the hijinks the back story of Milady and Athos is heartbreaking when it reaches the climatic scenes.  Together with the first half of the film, easily the best version of the classic Dumas book ever brought to the screen.

MVP:   Raquel Welch as the clumsily tragic Constance Bonacieux

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