THE FIGHTING MUSKETEERS is a low budget French-Italian co-production and yet another version of the famous Alexandre Dumas novel. This one feels less focused and more slapstick than most, and the poor English dubbing makes it something of a chore to sit through. Most of the characters from the book are present and correct, but what the book didn't have was the silly, stunt-filled action which really gets on the nerves after a while. This has more in common with the lacklustre Italian costume adventures of the era than the book on which it is based, and the '70s Hollywood version remains the definitive adaptation thus far.
