Martin Bourboulon directs Eva Green, François Civil and Vincent Cassel in this second half of this big budget French swashbuckling Dumas adaptation where Cardinal Richelieu’s femme fatale assassin steps out of the shadows.

Any scene with Eva Green’s titular wrong-un buzzes with dangerous eroticism and humanity, there’s a decent assault sequence on a fort and some nice side mission banter between Porthos and Aramis. Compared to the first entry though this does feel a little underwhelming. Probably will work better when watched together with its predecessor over a full day with plenty of time for tea and toilet breaks.

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