A war action thriller starring Eva Green, following an elite all-female unit posing as a medical team to rescue girls held hostage by terrorists in Afghanistan. Trapped between ISIS and Taliban forces, they face extreme danger on a high-stakes mission. Directed by Martin Campbell, the film delivers nonstop adrenaline and suspense, with intense scenes that pack a visceral punch for the audience.
The French story of The Three Musketeers, written by Alexandre Dumas, is one of the oldest and most retold in recent decades on film, television, and even in literary reinterpretations. The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan is a great French production that seeks to tell this story again, but with rarely seen precision: director Martin Bourboulon (Eiffel), from the script by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière (both from Lo mejor está por venir), brings all the possible details from the novel. It's no surprise that the promise is that another movie will come, this time focused on the character of Milady (Eva Green). This ends up being a double-edged sword: on the one hand, the movie must be enjoyable for those who already know the story and remember even details from Dumas's writing, seeing on screen characters that, for decades, have gone through various interpretations, from Gene Kelly to Logan Lerman. Here, the essence has been preserved. But, on the other hand, The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan is also too hard to follow. By putting on screen the essence of a book, even taking out small details, there are still many stories and characters, and it is difficult to follow all the subplots and what everyone involved wants. At least, it's still Dumas: a historical adventure with good moments and that, at the very least, is guaranteed fun at the movies.
The second of the two-part adaptation of "The Three Musketeers" by Martin Bourboulon (Eiffel), initiated with "D'Artagnan." In "Milady," we pick up the story where its predecessor left off: D'Artagnan (François Civil) is captured after witnessing the kidnapping of his beloved Constance (Lyna Khoudri), and he must join forces with the spy Milady de Winter (Eva Green) to locate her, while war erupts in France and his friends, the Musketeers Athos (Vincent Cassel), Porthos (Pio Marmaï), and Aramis (Romain Duris), are on the front lines. Like its predecessor, "Milady" is burdened by excessive fidelity to Alexandre Dumas' story, including so many details that it can be challenging to follow even across two feature films. However, the action sequences—more in the style of John Wick than a traditional period film—are always thrilling, making it a satisfying epic adventure and one of the most successful big-budget projects in French cinema in recent years.