Product: The Musketeer (2001)
Rating: 3.0
An interesting spin on the musketeer theme
If you're one of those people who clings to the traditional view of the three musketeers, you're in for an unpleasant surprise with this one. It's not intended to conform to the original story of the musketeers. Instead, it's a movie that brings the western idea of chivalry and swordplay and fuses it with the eastern style of martial arts fighting. It's like Jackie Chan meets D'Artagnan, only Jackie's not here.Still, the bad reviews are right about one thing--the story is not very interesting, and it's nothing you haven't seen before. What remains, then, are the fight scenes, which are brilliantly choreographed and very well-filmed. I, for one, don't watch martial-arts movies expecting a plot (look at most of Jackie Chan's movies)--I watch them because I want to see action. And with this new Musketeers movie, there is plenty of action.If you're not impressed with action sequences and great fight scenes, don't watch this movie. But, on the other hand, if you're a fan of a good action movie or if you really like martial-arts movies, you may want to check this one out.