This is How Movies Should Be Made

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell) intends to follow his father and join the Musketeers in Paris. His father was disgraced for supposedly failing to protect the king. Rochefort (Michael Wincott) working under the evil Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry) disbands the Musketeers. Three Musketeers Aramis (Charlie Sheen), Athos (Kiefer Sutherland) and Porthos (Oliver Platt) refuses to surrender. D'Artagnan quickly finds himself with three separate duels with the three Musketeers. He falls for Constance (Julie Delpy) who is a lady-in-waiting with Queen Anne (Gabrielle Anwar). D'Artagnan is captured by Rochefort but escapes after learning of Richelieu's plan to conspire with the English and Milady De Winter (Rebecca De Mornay) to overthrow the King.This Three Musketeers is trying to be another Young Guns. The problem is that it can't quite make this fun without feeling silly. This is a light weight swashbuckling adventure of yesteryears. It has no tension. The chemistry between the Musketeers feels tired. Chris O'Donnell has his joyless sincerity. The movie stalls whenever the swashbuckling action stops.

Lightheaded and lighthearted this is the definition of escapist entertainment and that is meant as a compliment. Something to watch when you want to relax and not have to think about the plot of the movie. Chris O'Donnell is impish if a bit callow in the lead but the real show is musketeers anyway and there is where the movie excels. Keifer is suitably brooding as Athos and Charlie Sheen, before he became a surly twitchy mess, is a charming Aramis. The standout however is Oliver Platt going full on ham as Porthos giving a delightfully over the top performance and walking off with the picture whenever he is on screen. Rebecca De Mornay also seems to be having a good time enacting the villainous Milady de Winter, she's sexy and silky. Lastly there is Tim Curry positively consuming the scenery as Cardinal Richelieu, in his flowing red robes he and Oliver Platt are in a dead heat for biggest scene stealer. The production is high class with vibrant with color and beautiful settings, true it bears only a passing kinship with the source book but it is a fun time with lots of action and a carefree mood.

Now this is a true Three Musketeers movie. I grew up absolutely loving this film to virtually no end. No other version compares to it.We all know the story: The treacherous Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Currey) plots to overthrow the king of France by disbanding his guard, the musketeers, and forming an alliance with the Duke of Bukingham. With the the help of the one-eyed Captain Rochefort (Michael Wincott) and the deadly Countess DeWinter (Rebecca De Mornay), it seems that the Cardinal is unstoppable. Luckily, the three musketeers stand in his way. With the help of the young and cocky D'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell), Athos (Kiefer Sutherland), Porthos (Oliver Platt), and Aramis (Charles Sheen) shall cut down evil and save all of France.This movie has all the charm, action, drama, and comedy mixed with an all-star cast. The villains are delightfully despicable the way they play around with the thoughts and actions of all the clueless people around them. The musketeers are truly unique: Athos having the tendency to be serious, Porthos being the comical ladies man with all kinds of crazy weapons, and Aramis as a mild mannered priest. D'Artagnan is a bit stubborn to a fault, but he's still pretty good.Definitely superior to every other movie adaptation. Check out this wonderful adventure.

Why are musketeers always portrayed as swordsmen and not musketeers with muskets? "The Three Musketeers" tale, based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, gets watered down every time it's re-interpreted, so it's no surprise that this version, produced by Walt Disney studios, is wafer thin.Luckily no one takes the film too seriously, comedic actors like Charlie Sheen and Oliver Platt having fun winking at the audience, the screenwriters packing as much witty lines and jokes as they can into the script, and the villain, played by the ever reliable Tim Currey, hamming it up as a sex crazed priest.Ironically, the only character who looks bored is our star, actor Chris O'Donnell. Chris plays D'Artagnan, the film's hero, but it's a thankless role that requires him to play the straight man to the far more charismatic three musketeers.7.5/10 – Has Disney ever released a great live-action feature film? I think only David Lynch's "Straight Story" comes close.Worth one viewing.