Disneys interpretation of the Three Musketeers was always going to be a watered down version which is fine in a swasbuckling family film but did it have to be so bland? The main problem for this it has to be said is the casting of O'Donnel as D'Artaignion he doesn't have the screen presence to pull it off.
The other problem is that the story has already been done fantastically in Richard Lester's Musketeer films comparing the Musketeers across films it shows just how good the 70's cast were. Sheen is no match for Chamberlains Aramis and how can anyone compare to Oliver Reed as Athos? Certainly Sutherland doesn't here. The films main successful cast member is the always excellent Oliver Platt who steals every scene he's in and is the only truly memorable feature of the movie.
Of the bad guys Curry is by turns brilliant in one scene and hopelessly over the top in another, Michael Wincott is menacing as Rochfort but again comparing it with the 70's version not as good as Christopher Lee.
This isn't a bad film , it's average and why make an average movie of a story thats been done brilliantly before by a far superior cast? Rather than seeing this check out the Richard Lester version which is a family film that both kids and adults will enjoy leave the Disney version for now.
Average - not bad, but not good either 5/10
The other problem is that the story has already been done fantastically in Richard Lester's Musketeer films comparing the Musketeers across films it shows just how good the 70's cast were. Sheen is no match for Chamberlains Aramis and how can anyone compare to Oliver Reed as Athos? Certainly Sutherland doesn't here. The films main successful cast member is the always excellent Oliver Platt who steals every scene he's in and is the only truly memorable feature of the movie.
Of the bad guys Curry is by turns brilliant in one scene and hopelessly over the top in another, Michael Wincott is menacing as Rochfort but again comparing it with the 70's version not as good as Christopher Lee.
This isn't a bad film , it's average and why make an average movie of a story thats been done brilliantly before by a far superior cast? Rather than seeing this check out the Richard Lester version which is a family film that both kids and adults will enjoy leave the Disney version for now.
Average - not bad, but not good either 5/10