I will start by saying I'm a huge long time fan of Dumas and the books.
I have basically not liked any adaptations of it before.
I have loved this. It is a mix of exactly the book, and not the book at all. The atmosphere is dark, the action is excellent, I was never bored. It is easy to follow even if you don't know French history, but it is not dumbed down either.
The cast (as per real history and the novel) is FANTASTIC. The story is modernised and completely over the top which corresponds totally to the spirit of Dumas, if not to the actual book (it was way over the top for its time as well) .
You come out of there like you did as a child after watching a swashbuckling movie with Errol Flynn.
My brother cheered loudly like a child, a girl in the audience was crying, all in all, a roaring success in the vein of the very old action movies, but completely modernised with a certain dark steampunk flair.
Highly highly recommend. Especially with a good screen and sound which are worth it.
I have basically not liked any adaptations of it before.
I have loved this. It is a mix of exactly the book, and not the book at all. The atmosphere is dark, the action is excellent, I was never bored. It is easy to follow even if you don't know French history, but it is not dumbed down either.
The cast (as per real history and the novel) is FANTASTIC. The story is modernised and completely over the top which corresponds totally to the spirit of Dumas, if not to the actual book (it was way over the top for its time as well) .
You come out of there like you did as a child after watching a swashbuckling movie with Errol Flynn.
My brother cheered loudly like a child, a girl in the audience was crying, all in all, a roaring success in the vein of the very old action movies, but completely modernised with a certain dark steampunk flair.
Highly highly recommend. Especially with a good screen and sound which are worth it.