Product: The Musketeer (2001)
Rating: 4.0
Everybody Lighten Up- This Movie is Fun
I can't believe the whining of most of the other reviewers. No, "The Musketeer" is not a classic- it has flaws. Yes, Justin Chambers is not Errol Flynn or Burt Lancaster. But this movie is fun. I first saw "the Musketeer" after reading so many negative reviews and wasn't expecting much, but about half way through, I was beginning to enjoy it. What is the definitive filming of Dumas' "The Three Musketers?" The Michael York version was a little too silly, Charlie Sheen et al was a curious version, the Gene Kelley version was filmed as a musical (but without singing). What about about the Ritz Brothers and Walter Abel versions? Point being, "The Three Musketeers" has never been filmed properly. That being said, "The Musketeers" is a fun movie if you take it on it's own terms. The fighting is fresh, the music is appropriatly schmaltzy (despite what some people say, stirring movie music is not always derivative of John Williams- nor is it his eminent domain) and Tim Roth makes a fine villain. "The Mask of Zorro" was a movie to really enjoy a few years ago. Although certainly not in that league, "The Musketeer" can be a lot of fun if you just lighten up. Grab some popcorn and enjoy. It's a movie, not a literary treatise.