D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.
Chris O'Donnell
D'Artagnan
Kiefer Sutherland
Athos
Oliver Platt
Porthos
Charlie Sheen
Aramis
Tim Curry
Cardinal Richelieu
Rebecca De Mornay
Milady
Paul McGann
Girard / Jussac
Gabrielle Anwar
Queen Anne
Michael Wincott
Rochefort
Julie Delpy
Constance
Hugh O'Conor
King Louis XIII
Christopher Adamson
Henri
Philip Tan
Parker
Erwin Leder
Peasant
Axel Anselm
Musketeer
Bruno Thost
Seneschal #1
Oliver Hoppa
Seneschal #2
Emma Moore
Damsel
Herbert Fux
Innkeeper
Nichola Cordey
Barmaid
Sebastian Eckhardt
Armand de Winter
Maria Ford
Wench (uncredited)
Bob Anderson
King's Fencing Instructor (uncredited)
George Lane Cooper
Executioner (uncredited)
Christopher Leonard
Cardinal Guard (uncredited)
Christoph Leonhardt Müller
Cardinal Guard (uncredited)
Lubomir Misak
Girard's Brother (uncredited)
Director
Stephen Herek
Novel
Alexandre Dumas
Screenplay
David Loughery
September 28, 2020
8
What's more overdone? The gratuitous cleavage shots or the catchphrase?
I did enjoy <em>'The Three Musketeers'</em> - but boy is there a load of cleavage shoved in your face. The famous Musketeer phrase is also said <b>a lot</b>.
This film is a little bit of a weird one, in terms of how I feel about it. It's clearly enjoyable but I wasn't sure if it deserves the step above rating that I've given, by the end I think it just about gets there. I like the plot, the locations and pacing, but it took a relative while for the cast to grow on me.
Chris O'Donnell (D'Artagnan) and Oliver Platt (Porthos) would be my standouts, I liked both of them pretty much from the beginning; it's my first time seeing O'Donnell, away from his <em>'Batman'</em> appearances, though have seen Platt a number of times.
Charlie Sheen (Aramis) and Kiefer Sutherland (Athos) are the ones who don't work amazingly in my opinion. I don't love their acting styles here, while I didn't sense enough chemistry between the two - and Platt, for that matter.
Tim Curry, meanwhile, is always hit-and-miss to me - not helped by the fact that <em>'Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties'</em> is my biggest memory of him, I'm constantly hearing Prince XII whenever he talks - my apologies, Mr. Curry.
Lastly for the cast, it's also interesting (for me) seeing Paul McGann involved - I've very recently become aware of him through television's <em>'Luther'</em>. Funny ol' world.
Sorry for the few tangents there. My final thoughts on this film: It's entertaining. Worth a watch.