So so bad. Not even bearable playing in the background. Jarring dialogue delivered very badly. Such obviously cheap production values (looks like they filmed in the local park) Genuinely seen better local amateur dramatics. This is either someone's tax write off or they really hate the producers of the concurrent (but infinitely better) French language Musketeers film and are trying to get in its way. Please do not even bother to 'give it a go' - I watched the trailer and thought 'it can't be that bad'. It absolutely was - in fact, it was worse. The younger members of the cast really shouldn't have been exposed so badly on a national streamer - this crash and burn should have been on a local stage somewhere rather than preserved for posterity.
The Three Musketeers
2023
Action / Adventure
The Three Musketeers
2023
Action / Adventure
9%
TOMATOMETER
· 1 reviews
9%
AUDIENCE
1.8/10
975
Plot summary
France is in turmoil and a new, naive King finds himself manipulated by the evil Cardinal Richelieu. With a corrupt commander of the royal guard by his side the Cardinal employs the expertise of the devious and wicked Milady de Winter in a plot to bring down the monarchy and drag the country into war. As France burns the Cardinal will take control. All that stands between them and victory are the remnants of an elite group who wore loyalty to crown and country. Above all else The Musketeers will stand against the odds to foil this deadly plot.
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August 19, 2023 at 02:46 PM
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Must be a tax write off scheme - no other explanation for why someone would spend their money making this
This film deserves better
So, I've rated this film a 10, not because it deserves it, but because it deserves a heck of a lot better than a 1.8 average.
Is this film great? No. Would I watch it again? Not unless someone else wanted to, but I wouldn't be against the idea. But geez some of these reviews are harsh. This film didn't have a great budget, but worked with what it has and produced a solidly okay addition to the mythos. If you like these kind of films it's probably worth a watch. Is it underwhelming? Sure, but it's not a bad way to kill 90 minutes, some parts are even good.
I would have been interested to see what this film would look like with a higher stunt budget, because I do believe it's biggest flaw is very underwhelming fight scenes and a few odd edits to presumably hide stuntwork.
Tldr this film is fine.
Dreadful.
I thought this might be good but gave up after twenty minutes. The script is poor and poorly delivered. It's not clear whether this is a directorial choice or whether the lead, Malachi Latchman, simply can't act. It's the most wooden performance I've ever seen in any role since a 1950s B-movie. The stilted delivery of the dialogue is just depressing.
Costumes and locations are good, which makes the rest of the production so much more disappointing.
Comparison to the 1974 Richard Lester production is perhaps unfair but when the bar was set so high fifty years ago, why settle for something so low as this?
Do yourself a favour, give this a miss and get 90 minutes of your life back.