The Musketeer
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| The Musketeer | |
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| Directed by | Peter Hyams |
| Produced by | Moshe Diamant |
| Written by | Gene Quintano |
| Starring | Catherine Deneuve Mena Suvari Stephen Rea Justin Chambers |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Peter Hyams Stefano Paradiso |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (U.S.) |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
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The Musketeer is a Peter Hyams film very loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' classic novel The Three Musketeers, starring Catherine Deneuve, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Nick Moran, Bill Treacher and Justin Chambers.
The film is notable for eschewing traditional European style swordfighting in its action sequences for Hong Kong film-style martial arts choreography and wirework.
It is perhaps the first film adaptation to use d'Artagnan as its primary hero, making Athos, Porthos, and Aramis supporting players.
[edit] Reaction
The film received extremely poor reviews, garnering only 10% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. [1] Many critics cited terrible acting, unrealistic action scenes, and confusing editing.
The adaptation topped the US box office upon its release in September 2001, but was a flop, grossing only $27 million in total on a $40 million budget. [2]
[edit] Notes
- The 13th film adaptation of The Three Musketeers since 1916, the most recent being the "Brat Pack adaptation featuring Charlie Sheen and Tim Curry.
