Sometimes I think professional film critics are incapable of just having a rollicking good time at the movies. This new version of THE THREE MUSKETEERS was destroyed by the Press and all but ruined any chance of this update finding an audience. But I found it to be nothing short of great fun. A delightful throwback to the days of the swashbuckler with enough contemporary shadowing to make it watchable for a 2012 sensibility. The original three musketeers are past their prime and working menial jobs in Paris when their friend D'Artagnan rallies them to defend the nation. To do so, they must undermine Cardinal Richelieu's (Cristoph Waltz) plot to have himself crowned France's next king. The cast of mostly Brits is terrific and Milla Jovevich is fabulous as the period's example of a Femme Fatale. No expense is spared with this production. It is gloriously filmed with spectacular visual effects and a gorgeous costume design. It moves at a great pace and I never lost interest for a moment. If you enjoy epic adventure with a Period touch, I suggest you ignore the bashing this film received upon it's release and give it a chance. All for one indeed!!!
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