Review of The Three Musketeers (1948) by Calvin C — 27 Sep 2011
Boy is this thing all over the place. Sumptous to be sure it has the MGM touch in spades as far as lavishness goes but an inconsistent tone and some terrible casting choices. The good-Vincent Price and Lana Turner are perfect in their roles with Lana looking astounishing in some beautiful and some ridiculous costumes.
June Allyson also comes across well as Constance and Angela Lansbury looks great but is wasted as the queen. The average-Van Heflin, Gig Young and Richard Coote are merely adequate as the musketeers and while Frank Morgan is always a welcome sight he is just wrong as the king of France.
The bad-Gene Kelly, and very bad he is, of course he handles the sword fighting episodes well with a dancers grace his over eager and downright dreadful line readings and reactions are painful and irritating to watch.
Whenever he is on screen the movie stops dead in it's tracks. A very mixed bag.
This review of The Three Musketeers (1948) was written by Calvin C on 27 Sep 2011.
The Three Musketeers has generally received mixed reviews.
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