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The hot-headed young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) joins forces with three rogue Musketeers (Matthew MacFadyen, Luke Evans and Ray Stevenson) in this reboot of Alexandre Dumas' story. They must stop the e... read more read more...vil Richlieu (Christoph Waltz) and face off with Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) and the treacherous Milady (Milla Jovovich). The action adventure is given a state of the art update in 3-D. -- (C) Summit

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PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson

Release Date: October 21, 2011

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  • mrbungle7821
    April 30, 2012
    mrbungle7821
    I suppose I should have known better seeing director Paul W.S. Anderson's name attached to the loose adaptation of The Three Musketeers. From the previews, I thought that the film could perhaps settle on an enjoyable level of stupidity, something of a wink while it obliterates al... read morel fidelity to Alexander Dumas source material. Well, the movie sure is stupid but it's far from enjoyable. This swashbuckling-on-steroids flick has got 17th century zeppelin-battleships, booby-trapped secret passages, and a confluence of English accents in France, but by far the dumbest part of this incredibly dumb movie is that war (or the "looming apocalypse") rests entirely upon a diamond necklace. A ludicrous amount of the movie's conflict rests on getting the Queen of France her stolen necklace back so that her husband doesn't think she's unfaithful. Instead of two people just having a conversation to clear up a misunderstanding, the movie pushes this marital conflict as the climactic push that will lead to global war. The action sequences are dull and none of the actors seem to be successful at faking enthusiasm. What does it say that Anderson rips off his own Resident Evil series as he concludes Musketeers, setting up a sequel that surely will never exist? This movie is bereft of any whiff of fun even with all its fantastical elements crashing through classic literature. It had a slight chance of being the right kind of stupid, but instead it's just stupid times a thousand. Beware, canonical literature, because as long as Anderson lives none of you are safe.

    Nate's Grade: D+
  • LWOODS04
    April 26, 2012
    LWOODS04
    Cast: Matthew Macfadyen, Milla Jovovich, Logan Lerman, Luke Evans, Ray Stevenson, Gabriella Wilde, Orlando Bloom, Mads Mikkelsen, Christoph Waltz, Juno Temple, Til Schweiger

    Director:Paul W.S. Anderson

    Summary: The original three musketeers are past their prime and working men... read moreial jobs in Paris when their friend D'Artagnan rallies them to defend the nation. To do so, they must undermine Cardinal Richelieu's plot to have himself crowned France's next king.

    My Thoughts: "The movie has lots of action, good humor, but still it felt like something was off. I just thought it was a bit more on the silly side and I would have liked it more on the serious side. I liked the humor, but still it was a bit too much. Like others have mentioned, I too think there was a lot of over acting. I really like Logan Lerman, but he just didn't seem the right fit for this film. He was just so much younger then all of them that it made it hard for me to believe his character. The film is full of great actors and most of them did their parts justice. But still the film isn't worth a second glance. I enjoyed the Musketeer film with Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, and Oliver Platt much more then I did this film. See that movie if you want a good Musketeer film."
  • skactopus
    April 23, 2012
    skactopus
    Paul W.S. Anderson's The Three Musketeers contains enough entertainment value to push it over the hump.

    As a sort of reboot to Alexander Dumas' novel, the 100 minute story seen in this picture flows through without much in the way of excitement or punch. The plot turns

    ... read morecome and go and the scenery changes, but the tone of the film stays the same throughout. Fortunately, it somehow manages to rise above a lackadaisical status.

    The much needed action is stylized, along with the vehicles of weaponry. These components definitely stand out from everything else, yet it still doesn't quite hit the level of electrifying.

    There are some steady performances to go around. Logan Lerman gets overshadowed by the likes of Luke Evans, Matthew MacFayden, and Ray Stevenson. Watching Milla Jovovich handle the dirty work is a pleasure.

    The Three Musketeers comes through in the end; just not with a bang of any sorts.
  • EightThirty
    April 19, 2012
    EightThirty
    20/04/2012 (3D/BluRay/PS3TV)
  • FiLmCrAzY
    April 11, 2012
    FiLmCrAzY
    Thats not a lot to really say about this movie because its simply a mediocre movie which is entertaining to a point but not a lot really going on. Vaguely amusing but not a movie i'd watch again, the cast is far better than what the storyline could actually provide!
  • Redlats
    April 2, 2012
    Redlats
    I don't understand why they have to keep presenting the same movies over and over again. Sure there is lots of excitement, sword battles - even airships in this one, but it is not special enough to warrant watching it.
  • jjnxn
    March 13, 2012
    jjnxn
    Over produced, over CGI'd bastardization of the classic tale traps excellent actors MacFadyen, Stevenson and Waltz in badly directed mess that even if it were set in a more modern setting would be unbelievable. Skip it.
  • xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    February 19, 2012
    xXGiNoBiLiPRXx
    Every legend has a new beginning.

    Entertaining! Good movie with some dashing new ideas. It was fun you'll enjoy it.

    In Venice, the Three Musketeers Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), Porthos (Ray Stevenson) and Aramis (Luke Evans), with the help of Athos' lover, Milady de Winter (Mil... read morela Jovovich), steal airship blueprints made by Leonardo da Vinci. However, they are betrayed by Milady, who gives the blueprints to the Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom). Upon returning to France, the Musketeers are forced to disband by Cardinal Richelieu (Christoph Waltz) for their failure.

    One year later, the young D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman) leaves Gascony for Paris in hopes of becoming a Musketeer, like his father once was, only to learn that they no longer exist. D'Artagnan ends up challenging Captain Rochefort (Mads Mikkelsen), the leader of Richelieu's guard, to a duel after being offended by him, but Rochefort merely shoots him while he's distracted. In an attempt to get revenge, D'Artagnan offends Athos, Porthos and Aramis for petty reasons, and schedules duels with each of them, at the same day and at the same place, but in different times, not knowing who they are.

    Before they can duel, however, D'Artagnan and the Musketeers are attacked by the guards for breaking the law by having a public duel. They fight the soldiers off, at which point D'Artagnan discovers their true identities, but end up being captured and brought before the young King Louis XIII (Freddie Fox) and his wife, Queen Anne (Juno Temple). Richelieu attempts to convince them to execute the four prisoners, but they are too impressed, and congratulate them instead, much to Richelieu's anger.

    Later, Richelieu meets with Milady, who is actually working for him. He orders her to plant false love letters among Queen Anne's possessions and steal Queen Anne's diamond necklace and hide it in the Tower of London with the objective of framing Queen Anne of having an affair with the Duke of Buckingham, who is in France on behalf of the King of England, and who has built a fully armed airship using the designs stolen from the Musketeers. The affair would force King Louis to execute Queen Anne and declare war on England. At this point, the people would demand a more experienced leader for the country: Richelieu himself. Before leaving, Milady demands that Richelieu gives her an authorization declaring that she was working on behalf of France's best interests.

    However, Queen Anne's lady-in-waiting Constance Bonacieux (Gabriella Wilde) discovers his plan and pleads with the Musketeers to stop Richelieu. They follow Milady and Buckingham to London, while Constance is kidnapped by Rochefort for helping the Musketeers to escape from him. Meanwhile, King Louis finds the false letters and is advised by Richelieu to set up a ball in which Queen Anne would be forced to wear the necklace. If she doesn't, then her affair is real, and there will be war.

    In London, Milady warns Buckingham of the Musketeers arrival, claiming that they want revenge for being outsmarted by Buckingham one year prior. Buckingham captures D'Artagnan and prepares to interrogate him when D'Artagnan reveals that he was acting as a decoy to allow the Musketeers to steal Buckingham's airship. They rescue D'Artagnan and capture Milady, who gives them the authorization in an attempt to have her life spared. Upon realizing she failed, she jumps out of the airship into the English Channel.

    The Musketeers recover the necklace and return to Paris, only to be attacked by Rochefort, piloting an airship secretly built by Richelieu, who was given copies of Da Vinci's blueprints by Milady. Rochefort feigns an attempt to exchange Constance for the necklace in order to capture D'Artagnan, but the Musketeers come to his rescue and the two ships crash in the Notre Dame Cathedral, where D'Artagnan fights and defeats Rochefort, rescuing Constance, who returns the necklace to Queen Anne.

    The Musketeers arrive at the ball and, for the sake of King Louis' and his people, lie by saying that Rochefort was trying to sabotage an airship that Richelieu built for them, for the purpose of identifying a traitor. To convince King Louis, Athos presents Milady's authorization, which King Louis accepts. Richelieu, satisfied, offers the Musketeers a place in his army, but they refuse, which infuriates Richelieu, who swears revenge.

    Meanwhile, at sea, Milady is rescued by Buckingham, who reveals that he intents to avenge her and destroy the Musketeers. It is revealed that Buckingham is advancing towards France with a massive fleet of airships and sea-faring ships.
  • kiriyamakazou
    February 18, 2012
    kiriyamakazou
    Well it's official. We'll probably never again see fun but believable swashbuckling romps. Now they just have to be filled with CGI, ridiculous action set pieces and inflated budgets. I'm not complaining too much, as this was still enjoyable for the most part. The Three Musketeer... read mores has our three heroes left as almost worthless bodyguards to the king. Here they are more like international spies, as the opening scene shows them with gadgets aplenty. After they are betrayed, they hit the bottle pretty hard. Meanwhile the king is being manipulated by the Cardinal, and wheels have been set into motion for a rather convoluted plot that contains many characters. D'Artagnan arrives in Paris and soon inspires the musketeers to once again, care for their country. This is certainly an Anderson movie through and through. He throws in as many booby trapped hallways as he can, and then sends his wife in to dodge wires and bullets in slow motion. Congratulations Paul, you have a sexy wife. Can we move on? Airships and other bizarre contraption make this a blockbuster through and through, but the CGI isn't always up to the task of capturing the fantasy. Bloom is on hand as a sleazy Duke, and a number of great European talents have joined forces to cash in a substantial pay cheque, which will hopefully allow them to get back to their classic work or at least give them some more exposure (Waltz, Schweiger, Mikkelsen). The dialogue is so bad, I think they were trying to see how far they could push it. "Go away, so you can come back." I didn't feel too much chemistry between the musketeers, and with so much going on, all teh characters remained fairly flat. But if you're looking for a film with some decent action, that is able to laugh at itself at points, this will be for you.
  • 3niR
    February 6, 2012
    3niR
    It looked awesome but it's actually not. The sword fighting was what I liked the most. The actions were brilliant. But the story overall does not looked that much amazing to me. And it was dead predictable. That's what happens when you try to remake.

    P.S: Milla Jovovich looked ... read morereally good!

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Critic Reviews

Roger Moore
October 24, 2011
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

This is a once-in-a-lifetime fiasco, an epic fail like none we have seen this year, a bad idea by a very bad director and a career-crippling credit for all concerned. Full Review

Elizabeth Weitzman
October 24, 2011
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News

Even the most liberal viewer is likely to echo Milady's thoughts of D'Artagnan: "You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart." Full Review

Mark Feeney
October 23, 2011
Mark Feeney, Boston Globe

Call it the Robert Downey Jr. Meets Sherlock Holmes Effect. A classic popular adventure gets overblown, juiced-up, and generally CGI-ified. Full Review

Stephen Holden
October 21, 2011
Stephen Holden, New York Times

In the worst possible case, this could go on and on, but please, let's hope it doesn't. Full Review

Eric D. Snider
October 21, 2011
Eric D. Snider, Film.com

Every time you think it can't get any stupider, it gets right up in your face, calls you "bro," and gets stupider. Full Review

Liam Lacey
October 21, 2011
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

All the borderline pantomime acting and wigged buffoonery is deliberate and silly, but The Three Musketeers remains charmless, a romp brought down by its lead-footed script. Full Review

Michael Wilmington
October 20, 2011
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Reader

This one is overblown, over-dressed, and grandiosely dopey, packed with gargantuan sets and ludicrous action scenes and shot in unusually dark and dingy 3-D. Full Review

Michael Phillips
October 20, 2011
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

Seriously: What the hell? Full Review

Peter Howell
October 20, 2011
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

The very existence of this film illustrates barrel-scraping desperation of the Hollywood kind. Full Review

Neil Young
September 23, 2011
Neil Young, Hollywood Reporter

3D swashbuckler wields a disappointingly blunt sword. Full Review

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    • Constance: Are you always this cocky?
    • D'Artagnan: Only on Tuesdays. And when beautiful women are involved.
    • Constance: So... You think I'm beautiful?
    • D'Artagnan: Actually it's Tuesday.
    • Rochefort: But history isn't written by heroes. It's written by victors.
    • Porthos: We live in a kingdom controlled by fear.
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