| The Musketeer Review |
| by Michael Dequina (Rating: 1/4) |
| It appears that venerable, time-tested approaches to adventure yarns
just aren't good enough for Hollywood these days. Coming fresh off the
ready-for-the-WB-network Gen-Y western stylings of _American_Outlaws_ is
_The_Musketeer_, which presents...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| Alexander Dumas' The Three Musketeers is one of the
most often-adapted literary works, and for good
reason: the swashbuckler is a legend rather than just
a story. Perhaps The Musketeer, a new film that
"reimagines" the novel in the spirit and style of...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| While it may seem petty, in light of this week's events, to decry this
movie as an abomination, well, that is what it felt like sitting in the
theatre. The Musketeer starts out in an average enough fashion, with
slightly wooden dialogue, Tim Roth over...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: C) |
| If Alexandre Dumas only knew that his most famous
work, "The Three Musketeers," was going to be adapted
into umpteen big screen variations, his conversation
with Hollywood might go something like this: "I'll
take $100,000 for every good adaptation and a...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 1/4) |
| The bland lead the bland in THE MUSKETEER, the three-thousandth screen
adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel. This time this twist comes from Hong
Kong martial arts master Xin Xin Xiong's action choreography. And I do mean
"twist," since he has the...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 3/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "THE MUSKETEER" (Universal Pictures)
Hollywood launches another assault on classic literature with this
$50 million adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel that's strong on action but
weak on drama, fusing Hong Kong...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 4/10) |
| PLOT:
A young French boy sees his parents killed before his eyes by Tim Roth, oops...I
mean, an evil man. He vows revenge on that man and is taught the ways of the
Musketeer by some old dude who used to be one himself? Anyway, fourteen years go
by...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Max Messier (Rating: 1.5/5) |
| And now the high-flying Hong Kong style of filmmaking has made its way
down to the classics, and it isn't pretty. This time out the nod to
Asia goes by way of France in the excruciating bland and lukewarm
production of The Musketeer, a version of...more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: D) |
| Alexandre Dumas meets Hong Kong action with newcomer Justin Chambers
reprising the oft-played character of dashing swordsman D'Artagnon in
director Peter Hyam's adventure "The Musketeer." more |
| The Musketeer Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Universal Pictures/Miramax Films
Director: Peter Hyams
Writer: Gene Quintano, novel "The Three Musketeers" by
Alexandre Dumas pere
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth,
Screened at: Sony Lincoln...more |
