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      The Musketeer

      2001, Adventure/Action, 1h 45m

      98 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      Hong Kong inspired action sequences take center stage in this latest Three Musketeers adaptation. Unfortunately, the oversimplification of the story and an uncharismatic lead character leave the movie flat. Read critic reviews

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      The Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS, white horse) rally to save their Queen. Madame LaCrosse (TSILLA CHELTON, reclining), Francesca (MENA SUVARI) and D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS) all do what they can to save the Queen of France (CATHERINE DENEUVE, right). D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS) will go to any lengths to defend the Queen of France. D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS) fights off Febre's army in a do-or-die effort to rescue the Queen of France. Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Scene from the film "The Musketeer." D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS, left) joins the Musketeers in a pledge of one for all and all for one. D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS) fights off a surprise attack in the French countryside. Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Francesca (MENA SUVARI) and D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS) find love in the midst of danger. Planchet (JEAN-PIERRE CASTALDI) races his coach through the French countryside with dangerous enemies in pursuit. Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Scene from the film "The Musketeer." Dashing young swordsman D'Artagnan (JUSTIN CHAMBERS) dedicates his life to serving his beloved French queen. Director PETER HYAMS.

      Movie Info

      Weds the classic swordplay and chivalry of Alexandre Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" with the gravity-defying dazzle of Hong Kong action choreography. The film's fight sequences mix eastern and western styles, fusing 17th century swashbuckling with samurai action.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual Material|Intense Action Violence)

      • Genre: Adventure, Action

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Peter Hyams

      • Producer: Moshe Diamant

      • Writer: Gene Quintano, Alexandre Dumas

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $27.1M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Universal Pictures

      • Production Co: Carousel Picture Company, D'Artagnan Productions, LTD., Q&Q Media, ApolloMedia

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Stephen Rea
      Jeremy Clyde
      Tsilla Chelton
      Luc Gentile
      Katherine Erhardy
      Max Dolbey
      Gene Quintano
      Jan Fantl
      Mark Damon
      Steven Paul
      Rudy Cohen
      Frank Hübner
      Romain Schroeder
      Peter Hyams
      Terry Rawlings
      Xin Xin Xiong
      Philip Harrison
      David Arnold
      Raymond Hughes
      Cynthia Dumont
      Meinir Stoutt
      Charlie Watson
      Dina Eaton

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      • Jan 18, 2012

        I love anachronism! If you've ever watched The Man In The Iron Mask and found yourself wishing there were more gravity-defying, Matrixy fight sequences, then this is the movie for you. The story is as engaging as any of the other musketeer movies, the villains just as slimy, the stakes just as high and the characters just as heroically iconic. Here, though, the action is a bit bigger and I found the sequences, while somewhat incongruous, even more exhilarating.

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      • Nov 26, 2011

        With well decorated fight sequences, this movie just stays in the attempt to do something big in the book of Dumas.

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      • May 07, 2011

        The Musketeer opens up on a young D'Artagnan as he witnesses the unprovoked murder of his parents over unpaid taxes. Little D'Artagnan is a spunky boy, and he tries to fight back but for some reason, the merciless, heartless tax-collector-cum-killer lets the little boy live. This turns out to be a big mistake as D'Artagnan is raised by his old friend Planchet (Jean-Pierre Castaldi). Becoming the finest swordsman in France, D'Artagnan tries to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a King's Musketeer. Times are not good for these heroes though with their leader Treville (Michael Byrne) imprisoned and the evil Febre (Tim Roth) out for blood! Anyways he meets up with Arthos, Porthos, and Aramis. The Three Musketeers were unrecognizable in the film, not the dashing heroes we're used to. They are portrayed as drunken, miserable, lazy jerks. Apparently D'Artagnan is the only one who still holds the ideals of the Musketeers. Along the way, D'Artagnan falls in love with a feisty chambermaid, Francesca, portrayed by Mena Suvari. (I had trouble accepting Mena Suvari as an eighteenth century housemaid, after seeing her in American Beauty and American Pie and here she makes a wooden and ornamental Francesca. The only saving grace about this movie was Tim Roth who makes a great "bad" guy. We can all agree than Asian style martial arts and 17th century France, by nature, does not match. You can either choose to see this as a good thing or a bad thing. Somehow, it feels a little too over the top and artificial for a 17th century French epic. The sword fights weren't your usual prancing about, but intense and frantic; with the ladder fight scene a direct rip off from Jet Li's Once Upon A Time In China.

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      • Jan 21, 2011

        Story wise, it sucks, but the fighting is good-ish.

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