The Last Musketeer

The Last Musketeer looks likea cheesy
movie. In fact, for the most part it is... but it'ssurprisingly good cheese.
Sure, it won't win any awards for highdrama, but by taking itself seriously
enough to do a decent job, thefilm manages to overcome its tendency toward
melodrama, and deliversan entertaining experience. Even more importantly - and
here we getto the real reason I decided to review this DVD - the film manages
topresent modern sport fencing with an amazing degree of accuracy.

Let's get the basics squared awayfirst. The
plot of The Last Musketeer is decidedlymelodramatic: Steve McTear (Robson
Green) is an elite fencer whoabruptly finds himself not only missing out on a
spot on the BritishWorld Championship team, but also on the run from both his
formercriminal associates and (unjustly) the po...
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