Swashbuckling Thought of the Day 2024-04-18

I have watched three episodes of Renegade Nell, a fantasy adventure on Disney+ about a highwaywoman with supernatural abilities in England in 1705, and I am not sure if it qualifies as belonging to the swashbuckling genre, but I am sure about three things: it has the spirit of a good swashbuckling tale; I'll continue to watch it; and it's far, far better than this year's version of Zorro (q.v.).

Bonus: It stars Louisa Harland, who played Orla McCool in Derry Girls.

Zorro (2024) Half-Reviewed

I have not yet finished the first season of the Zorro television show in Spanish, and I am not sure I will ever finish it, so I have decided to give it a half-review. At the moment, it just isn't worth the effort to do more.

Writing: Poor
Directing: Mediocre
Acting: Fair
Cinematography: Poor
Stunts: Mediocre
Swordplay: Mediocre
Panache: Poor

Overall Rating: Poor/Mediocre
Swashbuckling Rank: Poor/Mediocre

Written by: Carlos Portela
Directed by: Javier Quintas, Jorge Saavedra, and José Luis Alegría
Performed by: Miguel Bernardeau, Renata Notni, Dalia Xiuhcoatl, Emiliano Zurita, Paco Tous, Rodolfo Sancho, Cristo Fernández, et al.