The Musketeer
by Peter Hyams
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Actor: Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim RothDirector: Peter Hyams
Brand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC, Surround Sound, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-02-26
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Musketeer
Movie Review: For the fight scenes alone...
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Summary of The Musketeer
In a world threatened by war one young man comes of age and decides to avenge the brutal murder of his parents. An impressive master of combat skills he finds the opportunity hes looking for with the elite fighting force of the infamous musketeers. After years of disgrace he reunites the group. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/21/2005 Starring: Mena Suvari Catherine Deneuve Run time: 105 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Peter Hyames
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