The Three Musketeers (2011)
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Screenplay by: Alex Litvak and Andrew Davies
Genre: Action | Adventure | Romance
Running Time: 110 Minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Viewed: Rental DVD - Family Video
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[IMDb]
Comments: Meh.
Parts of The Three Musketeers were really exciting. If I was a teenager, I think I really would've enjoyed the film. But since I'm not, I just can't help but pick out all the little things that aren't executed well, and there are few. As a whole, the movie does a bad job of combining action and comedy, and never really achieves a happy medium between the two. Because of this, many scenes seem silly and over-the-top. Plus, I really felt like they wasted too much screen time on young D'Artagnan; the other three chaps were most enjoyable. I would've loved to have seen them play much more prominent roles. Christoph Waltz is horribly out of place here as well. I honestly wouldn't mine watching the film again down the line, though. The film just feels like something I could warm to over time, given my enjoyment of the things that actually worked well. I suspect a Blu-ray purchase when The Three Musketeers hits the $5 range is a likelihood.
This is the last of the "popcorn" movies that I rented (this and Man on a Ledge were both films I wanted to see but admittedly knew they weren't going to be very good, hence why I didn't buy them). I have two dramas and shitty horror film still on tap, so we'll see how the night goes. Tomorrow looks promising on the theatrical front as well...
Parts of The Three Musketeers were really exciting. If I was a teenager, I think I really would've enjoyed the film. But since I'm not, I just can't help but pick out all the little things that aren't executed well, and there are few. As a whole, the movie does a bad job of combining action and comedy, and never really achieves a happy medium between the two. Because of this, many scenes seem silly and over-the-top. Plus, I really felt like they wasted too much screen time on young D'Artagnan; the other three chaps were most enjoyable. I would've loved to have seen them play much more prominent roles. Christoph Waltz is horribly out of place here as well. I honestly wouldn't mine watching the film again down the line, though. The film just feels like something I could warm to over time, given my enjoyment of the things that actually worked well. I suspect a Blu-ray purchase when The Three Musketeers hits the $5 range is a likelihood.
This is the last of the "popcorn" movies that I rented (this and Man on a Ledge were both films I wanted to see but admittedly knew they weren't going to be very good, hence why I didn't buy them). I have two dramas and shitty horror film still on tap, so we'll see how the night goes. Tomorrow looks promising on the theatrical front as well...
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