Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Good
Review: Based on "The Three Musketeers" by Alexander Dumas "The Musketeer was a pretty good epic. Justin Chambers stars as D'Artagnan the young musketeer whose courage makes him enemies and friends. The story starts out as D'Artagnan's parents are murdered in cold blood by the cardinal's ruthless musketeer Febre. The story basically is about D'Artagnan's quest to save France from war with England or Spain, stop the cardinal's evil plan to take over the royal family, and avenge his parent's death. With a set of characters such as the queen played by Catherine Deneuve and Mena Suvari as Franchesca the girl who captured D'Artagnan's heart at first sight this is worth a see.
Rating: 
Summary: Dumb
Review: When I saw the previews, I thought this would be a really good movie, but it was terrible. I saw the writings on the wall from the chessy starting, which consisted of the characters faces in what looked like pages from a book; but it just didn't look right. I'd like to say that it got a lot better, but only a little bit, because of Tim Roth. Even Mena Suvari, who is usually a good actress, wasn't at her best. But maybe it was the script, or the other actors she had to play off of. The actions scenes weren't that great either. They left you wanting more. The editing was sloppy. But Tim Roth and Mena Suvari saved this movie from getting 1 star. I should have seen "Rock Star."
Rating: 
Summary: For the fight scenes alone...
Review: If you loved "Crouching Tiger"'s fight scenes, but didn't care to sit through the rest, I've got just the thing for you.... "The Musketeer". Of course by watching the trailor(an awesome effort mind you), you can tell this is gonna be heavy on the action, and a little light on the rest. It didn't disappoint with the action, and it lived up to it's expectations in the other categories as well. I didn't expect much of a plot or oscar-caliber performances, and I was a little surprised by the acting. Justin Chambers does a fairly well job with this, with him being an actor, I was surprised he could actually hold his own. Is it just me, or does Chambers have an uncanny resemblance to James Marsden? And of course, who could forget the one and only Tim Roth? In the last month, he's had great success with playing the guy we love to hate(With Planet of the Apes, and now this). The rest are pretty much your standard supporting cast, they get the job done, and keep it at a quick pace. Now, onto what we really care about: THE FIGHT SCENES! There aren't too many dry spots in the flick, and I'm thankful for that. Hyams knew exactly what we wanted out of this, a quick, upbeat Eastern-style sword fighting movie. I guess it's rather amazing to see this happen to this type of movie, I mean, musketeers choreographed by Xin Xin Xiong? How often do we get that? It's good also how they find odd things to become weapons, or "battlefield" so to speak. The one thing I liked and hated at the same time was how they try and find any little excuse to show off the fight choreography. But once the fights start, your mind is blown by the amazing "how-did-they-do-that" tricks. Overall, you've gotta see it for the fight scenes. Yeah, the story is missing a few things, but this is the type of thing I've been waiting for. I really enjoyed it, and the fight scenes alone were worth the price of admission. If you get a chance, check it out. The only thing I could have asked for was a better musical score.
Rating: 
Summary: BAD MOVIE ALERT
Review: Oh my gosh, this movie was terrible. Bad,...wooden acting all around, with a pitiful story to match. There were maybe 3 bits of witty dialogue, the rest was just the a cliched plot worn out and reused too much. D'Artagnon(Justin Chambers) was last seen as the Italian Country Bumpkin in the Wedding Planner, and frankly he acted better in that movie, because his role was kept to a minimum. I love it when they make Frenchmen talk with crisp American accents. It all makes it seem so much more realistic. Mena Suvari is completely superfluous to the movie. But I guess she needed a job and there has to be love interest right? Nobody else is even worth a mention. Basically D'Artagnan's parents are killed by Tim Roth. He grows up and wants to be a musketeer, so he does, becomes a hero, kills Tim Roth. The End. I want my money back. The only thing that was good in this movie were the swordfights, and that is what the one star is for. The swordfights were very well done, but it's just that the acting was so bad, u had trouble believing that someone with zero character could be so good with a sword. Also the end scene where they fight on and off ladders was painful to digest. You're better off Staying at home and watching cable.
Rating:
Summary: The Musketeer
Review: It was just horrible.
Do not waste your time and money.
The best part of film was Tim Roth. How could so great actor agree to be part of so terrible film???
The film has nothing to do with Alecsandre Duma's novel except names of personages.
Rating:
Summary: Exactly like how I've seen it before
Review: D'Artangon is a young boy when he witnesses the murder of his parents. A family friend agrees to train him to become one of the famous Musketeers. Fourteen years later, he gets a chance for revenge.
The previews promise "As You Have Never Seen It Before", & it does not live up to that promise. The dialogue is pitiful, it happens to be way to modern for me. No acting skills needed!! The movie is 99 percent stunt sequences. And the previews are deceptive in making you think this is somekind of martial art epic. A couple of sequences show potential, but fall short of anything spectacular. See something else instead.
Rating:
Summary: new version has action
Review: This movie is a good 3.5 star show. It retells &reinvents the story of D'Artagnan's (j.chamber)quest too join the Musketeers.The movie opens with the murder of D'Artagnan's parents,by the captain of the Cardnals gaurd.Jumping 12yrs later (after the credits) ,A older D'Artagnan with his mentor has traveled to Paris too join the Musketeers.Who have been dispanded ,and are now nothing morethen a bunch of drunks in a pub.He also learns of the capture of a Musketeer captain.Who he eventually sets out too rescue.Along the way he meets the girl of his dreams,learns of the plot too over though the king,and finds his parents murder.His self appointed mission too save France,Reform the Musketeers becomes the focal point.As the movie progress he also sets out too rescue the Queen and his girl freind.If you like the Orignal story you should like this .This version is not with out high fling stunts or action.Good entertainment.
Rating: 
Summary: "The Musketeer": Mindless Escapism
Review: Having seen a sneak preview of the movie, "The Musketeer" I can say this: It is NOT the greatest film ever made. It does not have the best acting, best directing, or best script. But it does do what one would expect of a late summer blockbuster--that is, provide mindless fun for the viewers. The story, from "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas, draws away from the book, and focuses mainly on the character of D'Artangnan, who seeks to become a musketeer, and ends up in a battle to save France from war. Justin Chambers, as the young hero, is not going to win any awards, but he does have his moments, and is pretty good in the role of the stalwart hero. (The story, by the way, is your basic movie adventure, so you'll know to expect all the cliches) The "three musketeers" of the novel are given brief walk-on roles, and steal their scenes. Mena Suvari and Catherine Deneuve as the love interest and the Queen, respectively, are both beautiful and intelligent. Stephen Rea as the conniving Cardinal Richeleu is a somber, sinister mastermind--much like the character of Senator Palpatine in "Star Wars: Episode I". Tim Roth is very good, both funny and menacing, as the evil, one-eyed villain Febre who shares a personal battle with D'Artangnan. Roth gets all the best lines, and is a welcome presence. This is one of the only recent period pieces, besides "A Knight's Tale", that has modern-day sensibilities. Included are the masterful, and breath-taking action/fight scenes, coreographed by Hong Kong legend, Xin-Xin Xiong. The opening battle in the tavern is an excellent display of his talent, and one of the highlights of the film. Another is the chase/battle atop a coach and horses. But the action really takes off in the final battle, including an army of musketeers facing off against the villains, and showing D'Artangnan hanging by a rope from a tower in a mid-air battle with the bad guys. This all builds up to the final face-off between D'Artangnan and the evil Febre--arguably the best fight scene in the film, that has the warriors flying through the air and atop falling ladders. And it's one of the best fights since the three-way duel in "Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace". The costumes and set design are rather good, and the music by David Arnold is reminescent of the fun scores of the olden days of swashbuckling films: including "The Sea Hawk", "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", "Jurassic Park", and "The Mask of Zorro". While the film is basically a brainless excursion, it is a rather fun one. So don't come expecting to see the greatest action film or the best adaptation of Dumas's tale. You won't find great acting and magnificant storytelling. You've come to see the amazing fight scenes, and to have a mindless blast of roller-coaster fun.
Rating:
Summary: What kind of crap is this supposed to be?
Review: This movie sucked. The Disney version was way better. Don't waste your money on this.
Rating:
Summary: Good Movie
Review: I'm only giving it five to bring up the star because two is pathetic for this one!
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