Product: The Musketeer (2001)
Rating: 1.0
Miserable Piffle-- Dumas Would Weep in Frustration
I join with the other reviewers who have condemned this terrible film for its sins of omission and commission. Giving this "thing" one star is too much praise. The title "The Musketeer" immediately brings to mind the Dumas classic, which is everything that this movie is not. Dumas created memorable characters, adventure, action, and romance. Although "The Three Musketeers" is not great literature, it is a well-told story of a young man coming of age as he makes his way in the world. In contrast, the movie, "the Musketeer", is tedious and a travesty on every level. Cynical, badly written, with no real plot, and a feckless, unconvincing, pretty boy carrying the lead role of D'Artagnan, this film is vapid and confused failure. Could this film be any worse? Not possible. This is simply one of the worst films I have ever seen.For comparison: see "Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn in the lead. A classic. And if you haven't read "The Three Musketeers" by Dumas, give it a try. My 12 year old son and I read "The Three Musketeers" while on vacation and together loved every moment of the book.