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10/05/03
On Guard (1997)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:26
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: A spirited, old-fashioned swashbuckler.
Theatrical Release:Oct 18, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: This superb swashbuckler stars Daniel Auteuil as Legardere, a swordsman in 18th-century France who befriends his fellow fencing student, the dashing Duke de Nevers (Vincent Perez), only to wind up... [More]
Starring: Daniel Auteuil, Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Perez, Marie Gillain
Director: Phillippe De Broca
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Reviews for On Guard
Despite its postdated irrelevance and its dopey title, this Daniel Auteuil vehicle is ludicrous fun.
01/03/03
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06/15/03
One of the most splendid entertainments to emerge from the French film industry in years.
10/25/02
An awkward and indigestible movie.
01/03/03
Wonderful fencing scenes and an exciting plot make this an eminently engrossing film.
10/17/02
Turns out to be a nifty swashbuckler whose plot easily could have been lifted from a number of Douglas Fairbanks silent pictures.
12/31/02
Sometimes, nothing satisfies like old-fashioned swashbuckling. And in this regard, On Guard delivers.
01/24/03
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04/11/03
Top CriticIt's a tale well told and nearly irresistible.
12/24/02
No review available.
07/21/05
Though it lacks the utter authority of a genre gem, there’s a certain robustness to this engaging mix of love and bloodletting.
11/11/02
Old-fashioned but thoroughly satisfying entertainment.
10/15/02
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01/04/03
Too silly to take seriously.
11/07/02
De Broca (who also co-wrote with Jean Cosmos) gives it a frisky energy.
11/08/02
A splendid entertainment, young in spirit but accomplished in all aspects with the fullness of spirit and sense of ease that comes only with experience.
11/07/02
Top CriticIn the spirit of Voltaire and Molière, On Guard volleys great wit and deadly gestures in a milieu of lush apparel, landscapes, captivating music and 18th-century lacy sleeves.
12/27/02
For both the artsy foreign-film crowd and the blue-collar action-movie fans
05/18/03
The film's frenetic action takes place across beautifully rendered landscapes, and the ever-lunging ambitiousness and ingenuity in its wordplay justifies the fencing term employed for the film's release in America.
11/06/02
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