Swashbuckler 05/19/26

Spectacular!  Colorful!  Action-packed!  A big production, big stars, but where’s the movie?  James Goldstone’s pirate picture has energetic action and little else; we salute Robert Shaw and Genevieve Bujold, who generate the star personality needed to keep it on its feet. A bounty of screen talent is marooned in unflattering roles: James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Beau Bridges, Geoffrey Holder, Dorothy Tristan. Anjelica Huston doesn’t even speak, but a chicken gets screen credit. Enjoy it for the beautiful locations, worthy stunt work and clever visual effects. On Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.
05/19/26