Le bossu
Empire Pictures Inc. | Release Date: October 18, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
SalonCharles Taylor
A delight from top to bottom, packed with romance, adventure, beautifully executed swordplay and a sumptuous period look. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This is effective as straight-ahead, action-packed storytelling, losing some of its energy only in the final stretch. Read full review
80
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Movie is over-the-top but enjoyable entertainment. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Splendid entertainment, young in spirit but accomplished in all aspects with the fullness of spirit and sense of ease that comes only with experience. Read full review
80
Washington PostStephen Hunter
Great sword fights, great acting, fabulous sword fights and, of course, really cool sword fights. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
A big, gorgeous, sprawling swashbuckler that delivers its diversions in grand, uncomplicated fashion. Read full review
75
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Generally delightful, and reminiscent of two vanished ages: when men were men, and when movies were movies. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The story is a mess. But On Guard was directed by the reliable Philippe de Broca, who imbues the whole affair with high-calorie silliness. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
It revives an innocently pleasurable genre - shades of Burt Lancaster and Errol Flynn - that combines lusty adventure, humor, the great outdoors and satisfying storytelling without having to concoct it in a special-effects lab. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
There's terrific chemistry between Perez and Auteuil. Read full review
70
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Mr. de Broca's film is full of durable cinematic pleasures: a little sex, a lot of sword fighting and a plot that combines heady passion with complicated political intrigue. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not credited)
Consistently enjoyable, if rarely exceptional, mass entertainment. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyHazel-Dawn Dumpert
The film is never less than lovely to gaze upon, shot in saturated colors, richly appointed in period trappings and peopled only by the very beautiful. But it is also, by its end, too silly to take seriously. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
De Broca never develops the transforming love onscreen and ends up with an awkward and indigestible movie. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
de Broca's efficient fencing-mania melodrama brings little that's original to the table. Read full review
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