This French gem of a film speeds along at a cracking pace and is good all-round swashbuckling fun. The choreography in the fight scenes is stunning and the film never loses its sense of humour, style and general charm. This is up there with the best of its kind and quite frankly such recent Stateside efforts as "The Man In The Iron Mask", (1997) pale into significance alongside Le Bossu. The next time Hollywood looks for a possible remake of a classic, European success I would not be suprised in the least if they picked this sure-fire hit.
