The Musketeer – Der junge D'Artagnan (2001)

The Musketeer – Der junge D’Artagnan: Directed by Peter Hyams. With Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth. Alexander Dumas’ novel is updated with an eastern influence as D’Artagnan attempts to join the king’s elite guards, the Royal Musketeers, and find the man who killed his parents.

“Iu0026#39;m a huge Dumas fan and watch every one of the adaptations but I missed this one originally. Just caught it on netflix and itu0026#39;s nowhere near as bad as itu0026#39;s made out to be. Yes, the lead is a little off and there isnu0026#39;t much chemistry between him and Mena Suvari who isnu0026#39;t at her best either. The wire based fight scenes look dated and there are a few scene pacing problems.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut overall this was quite fun. There *is* chemistry between the Queen and Du0026#39;artagnan thanks to Catherine Deneuve who exudes star quality in every scene sheu0026#39;s in. There are some nice performances from most of the character actors, the original 3 musketeers are great, and the humor if not the plot is very in keeping with the book. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI first thought this was a made for TV movie because of the credits at the beginning so I wasnu0026#39;t really expecting much and this definitely beat my expectations. The movie looks good and aside from a few characters most of them seem fairly real, the balance between schtick and too- serious was handled well.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, too many faults to be a classic but definitely enough class and fun to be very entertaining. Recommended for fans of period movies and the tongue in cheek dramedy.”