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On paper Peter Hyams' The Musketeer seems like a very good idea--take the traditional material of reliable swashbucklers and pep it up with a lot of Hong Kong wirework and martial arts--and yet somehow the result is not entirely satisfactory. Part of the trouble is that the script takes The Three Musketeers and strips out much of what has made Dumas' book--and earlier films based on it--unsinkable as a audience favourite. Also part of the trouble is that Justin Chambers' D'Artagnan is pretty, and jumps around well, but lacks the charisma to be a future heroic Marshal of France. Tim Roth plays the one-eyed villain Febre like Alan Rickman on automatic pilot; Stephen Rea's Cardinal Richelieu is meant to be impassive but comes across as bored. Of the famous guest stars, only Catherine Deneuve as an infinitely resourceful Queen of France really gets into the spirit of things. There are likable scenes here, and one or two memorable stunts--like a swordfight in a room full of collapsing ladders--but this Musketeer comes way down in the list of Dumas adaptations, far behind Douglas Fairbanks and the 1970s Dick Lester films.
On the DVD: The Musketeer on disc includes not especially illuminating documentaries on the stunts and on the casting of Justin Chambers, as well as text files on the production notes and the filmographies of director and cast. It is presented with a widescreen anamorphic visual aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and has the options of Dolby 5.1 sound in English and French. --Roz Kaveney
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Catherine Deneuve and Mena Suvari star in an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic 'The Three Musketeers'. Fourteen years after witnessing the murder of his parents, young D'Artagnan (Justin Chambers) arrives in 17th century Paris with plans to join the musketeers, a small band of soldiers loyal to the King of France. He soon falls in love with Francesca (Suvari), a friend of the Queen's (Deneuve), and begins helping musketeers Porthos, Aramis and Athos in their battle against the corrupt Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea). Amidst various sword fights and plenty of court intrigue, the fledgling musketeer soon has to mount a daring rescue mission when Francesca and the Queen are kidnapped by Richelieu's henchmen.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By A. J. Flynn
Format:DVD
Just a good swash and buckle film. Not difficult or thought provoking. Light weight entertainment to fill a pleasant couple of hours.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
there are parts in this film that shine and others that make you cringe. mina suvari doesnt seem to fit her role but the other actors make up for this. the fight scenes incorporate kung-fu and and sword play. overall its a good film if your not looking for deep meaning but want fun action packed viewing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This movie is a fine blend of old-fashioned and modern-day action adventure. Justin Chambers (now of Grey's Anatomy) is a strong, handsome leading man while Mena Suvari is more than a match for him as his spirited paramour. Stephen Rea & Tim Roth are the villains with Roth edging Rea as the menacing, one-eyed Febre. Good fun for all: action, romance, comedy, drama.
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Embarrassing
The 'Musketeer' in question is one of France's great literature heros d'Artagnan, the portrayal of whom requires an actor of great prescence, talent and passion. Read more
Published 11 months ago by GJ
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How not to interperate a classic
Don't waste your time on this unless you've a hankering for a chick flick surrounded by swords. Some reviewers have dicribed it as "light" but cheesy is a more apt term. Read more
Published on 25 April 2010 by P. I. Simunovich
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It's not Errol Flynn, but it is fun
I've never understood the tidal wave of revulsion for The Musketeer. It has a lot of problems - Peter Hyams' typically limited cinematography that rations color like it was... Read more
Published on 13 Nov 2007 by Trevor Willsmer
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Spectacular swordplay, shame about the storyline!
The musketeer is an all out swashbukling action/adventure epic. The swordplay is breathtaking and visually spectacular. On the other hand the storyline does let down the action. Read more
Published on 30 July 2003 by matthewparker1988
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Doing a Hong Kong twist on "The Three Musketeers"
"The Musketeer" is a dark telling of the Alexander Dumas classic "The Three Musketeers"; not dark in the sense of brooding and foreboding, but dark in the sense that most of the... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2003
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