Product: The Musketeer (2001)
Rating: 1.0
The Worst Big Budget Hollywood Film in Years
Forget about Battlefield Earth. Forget about Tomb Raider. Forget about Planet of the Apes. This is easily the worst big budget Hollywood film made in the last five years. Yes, the trailer was awesome, and had many a moviegoer drueling to see what the Three Musketeers would be like with some Hong Kong flavor to spice things up, but the movie itself is complete and utter filth.Where does one begin? First of all, the much-touted choreography is hardly anything but a cameo in this picture. Action sequences are sparse and everything good was on the aforementioned trailer. Wirework is excessive to the point where it seems that gravity is non-existent. The actors don't seem to want to be IN this film either, which is clearly reflected by their pained facial expressions as they deliver their incoherent dialogue. Even the cinematography is bad - sometimes it's too bloody dark to even see what's going on! And don't expect to see much of the Three Musketeers here either. They're bit parts, if that, and severely disrespected at every turn by the hero who should look up to them.This film has got some bad press, but not half as much as it deserves. If you want some Dumas, go watch the far superior Count of Monte Cristo. If you want some musketeer action, check out the 1998 adaptation of The Man in the Iron Mask. Heck, you'd be better off watching Disney's 1993 Robin Hood rip-off. Just do yourself a favor and avoid this like the Black Plague.