Steineded How sad is this?

Beanbioca As Good As It Gets

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

slightlymad22 Based VERY loosely on the novel The Three Musketeers. It tells the story of d'Artagnan (Chris O'Donnell,) on his quest to join the three title characters in becoming a musketeer. Reteaming 'Young Guns' co stars Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland with Oliver Platt as the three Musketeers, and casting a delightful Tim Curry as Cardinal Richelieu and throw Rebecca De Mornay in there too, and the cast alone should scream "This is a winner folks, get in line" however it falls short, and sadly the problem is the casting of d'Artagnan.Chris O'Donnell is far too hot headed and arrogant to be likable, and it makes it hard for you to root for him as a hero. Never a great actor, he seems to have been very fortunate to get some great roles. He starred opposite Al Pacino in 'Scent Of A Woman' the same year as this. Al Pacino acted him off the screen, and won the Oscar, but he was there none the less. Then he managed to nab the role of Robin in 'Batman Forever' and 'Batman & Robin. He then landed a few leading roles in movies, before he turned to TV for regular acting work. Not bad for a guy who can't act and has zero charisma. De Mornay's performance is baffling as her performance gives the impression, she thought the movie was something totally different. Hugh O Conor as King Louis is another weak link, as is Gabrielle Anwar. With a better d'Artagnan, someone like a Brad Pitt or a Johnny Depp (tho Pitt had 'True Romance' and 'Kalifornia' out that year, whilst Depp was starting in 'Benny & Joon' and 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' so maybe they weren't available.... Likewise Leo DiCaprio, Depp's costar in 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' He also started in 'This Boys Life' with Robert De Niro. Maybe a Neil Patrick Harris (famous for being TV's Dougie Houser MD then) and some improvement in the supporting cast? this would have done better, and would have had franchise wrote all over it. Sheen and Suthwrland are both as fun and reliable as you'd expect, and Platt (the go to fat guy of the 90's) steals a lot of scenes, and had some good lines. The actual Three Musketeers of the title deserve a better movie than what they eventually get.

cinny85 Just saw this film for the first time in 10 years and I still really enjoyed it. The characters are funny, the actors are perfect for the roles they were given and the story, as often as it has been told, was well executed. The three musketeers is a story I have grown up with. I've seen and read pretty much every version out there, but this is still one of the most enjoyable versions. It is a film that you can enjoy at any time of the day. It is not a popcorn kind of film and you don't have to pay endless amounts of attention either. It is not a brain teaser. Just kick back and enjoy. You will not regret watching it if you are looking for a light hearted comedy with a pinch of drama.

couchfrenchfry I watched several Three Musketeers films recently. This one I could not watch. First, it is letter boxed. Zoom does not fill the screen. Second, Cardinal Richelieu tortures and then murders a man for trying to steal food to keep from starving. I do not know how this got by the censors at Disney. I did not watch much more but threw the disc into the trash can. Richelieu may have been indifferent to the suffering of poor folks but he was a statesman, not a monster. I was looking forward to some lighthearted fun. I will be very suspicious of every Disney film from now on. Simplification is okay but dragging what is usually a fun romp down to this level is inexcusable.

brainpower-302-398622 After seeing almost every version of The Three Musketeers i watched this version expecting to be bored to death. But how can a movie with Tim Curry and Charlie Sheen be boring ? This version was fun to watch from start to finish even though it had some bad choices ( Hugh' O'Connor, Chris O'Donnell) the storyline was OK and the acting brilliant. Athos , Porthos and Aramis were finally portrayed by good actors and Curry was a scheming bastard but funny at the same time.I still have to see a good D'Artagnan and this still wasn't it , O'Donnell came out and the least important character and his acting didn't help.All in all, a fun version and i hoped it would be the last but it looks like i was wrong. Too bad they didn't the Man in the Iron Mask with these actors, it would have been hilarious and we wouldn't have to see the DiCaprio version with some has beens Musketeers.