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Bookmark this pageThe Return of the Musketeers (1989)
Director: Richard Lester
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Those boisterous idealists are back behind the reins, and despite the prolonged rest since the last in Lester's series of Dumas adaptations, they're looking pretty saddle-sore. Twenty years on, after a parting of ways, the musketeers are reunited - following initial skirmishes which divide loyalties - by France's Queen Anne (Chaplin) in a bid to save King Charles (Paterson) from the chop. Laying siege to their plan is the avenging Justine (Cattrall), daughter of their old enemy Milady. Howell acquits himself well enough as the bookish adopted son of Athos (Reed), while old troopers York, Finlay, Chamberlain and Kinnear (his last performance) coast lazily through their roles. The most glaring weakness lies in the needless complexity of the action, which at times threatens to overwhelm what little coherence exists as subplots tumble into each other until a speedy resolution in the final frames. Only undemanding fans of preceding instalments will find something to enjoy.Author: CM
Cast & crew
Director: Richard Lester
Producer: Pierre Spengler
Cast: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, C Thomas Howell, Kim Cattrall, Geraldine Chaplin, Roy Kinnear, Christopher Lee, Philippe Noiret, Richard Chamberlain, Eusebio Lazaro, Alan Howard, Bill Paterson, Jean-Pierre Cassel full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 101 mins
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