Scaramouche

Audience Reviews

View More

alan g @agenser 03/26/2024 Great swashbuckler. Stewart Granger in a tour de Force performance. Great swordplay. Janet Leigh at her most beautiful. Twist at the end. See more GB B 09/22/2023 Just a beautiful film..... See more 02/02/2019 The best thrilling movie ever made! See more john g 08/20/2018 best Stewart Granger movie I can recall - Carr is great, too. See more 10/04/2017 Not my favorite movie to watch I find it is to old fashioned See more 06/15/2017 I absolutely, unequivocally, and without any reservations LOVED Scaramouche! Cue the gushing... This movie has so much humor I was laughing all the way through. It had witty dialogue and some slapstick, which is everything I love in comedy. It was romantic, but not in the same traditional way for a film from the era. It took some surprising twists on that front which kind of fit the main character's personality. But more than anything, Scaramouche was exciting. It has marvelous sword fights that feel real and dangerous instead of over-choreographed. They also stage these fights on amazing sets that keep the action interesting instead of flat and repetitive. The climactic fight is possibly the best one I've ever seen captured on film because it was so long and ranged all over. Even some of the non-fighting moments had tension and excitement. Stewart Granger (also known as Bruce Campbell's doppelgänger) is one big bundle of charm. He delivers laughs, love, and fighting in equal measure. He is matched up against Mel Ferrer who has a sliminess that is ideal in your villain. I love how he constantly has that devious grin on his face. Then there's the gorgeous pair of Janet Leigh and Eleanor Parker. They contrast one another, but both still have their own brand of charisma. While there were certain events that you kind of anticipate in this type of film, I was so pleased that I never knew how Scaramouche was going to get there. Even in the final scene there was something I didn't see coming. Every little complaint I can even begin to think of is such a minor nitpick it almost doesn't seem worth mentioning. Sure, the outdated rear projection was obvious, but it was the technology of the time. Who cares, the movie is such a blast I want to watch it again right now! See more Read all reviews

Scaramouche

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Most Popular at Home Now