The Musketeer
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| Directed by | Peter Hyams |
| Produced by | Moshe Diamant |
| Written by | Gene Quintano |
| Starring | Justin Chambers Tim Roth Stephen Rea Catherine Deneuve Mena Suvari Nick Moran Bill Treacher Daniel Mesguich Steve Speirs Jan Gregor Kremp David Schofield Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jeremy Clyde Michael Byrne |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Peter Hyams Stefano Paradiso |
| Editing by | Terry Rawlings |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (U.S.) Miramax Films (U.K./International) MDP Worldwide (other territories) |
| Release date(s) | September 7, 2001 |
| Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $34,585,771 |
The Musketeer is a 2001 American film very loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic novel The Three Musketeers, directed by Peter Hyams and starring Catherine Deneuve, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Nick Moran, Bill Treacher and Justin Chambers.
The film features Tsui Hark's regular actor Xin-Xin Xiong as a stunt choreographer.[1]
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[edit] Plot summary
In 17th-century Paris, a dashing swordsman named D'Artagnan finds himself at odds with the powerful forces taking over France. He sets out to avenge the murder of his parents and finds his country cleaved by chaos and civil unrest. His heart softens only for Francesca (Mena Suvari), a fiery peasant girl who claims D'Artagnan's heart on sight. D'Artagnan (Justin Chambers), after witnessing his unarmed parents slain by the evil Febre (Tim Roth), grows up wanting to be a musketeer, one of King Louis XIII's loyal protectors. Upon arriving in Paris, however, he finds that the Musketeers have been disbanded by order of Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea), who is usurping the king's authority with the help of his lethal henchman, Febre.
Traveling to Paris, D'Artagnan verbally spars with witless quip-spouting musketeers Aramis (Nick Moran), Athos (Jan Gregor Kremp) and Porthos (Steve Speirs). D'Artagnan heads off guarding the queen, who is traveling incognito as a commoner on her way to meet Lord Buckingham. The evil Febre, his leash held loosely by the evil Cardinal Richilieu (Stephen Rea), wants to kill the Queen (Catherine Deneuve) in order to sow unrest and war, which would create opportunities to profit, a war between France and England.
[edit] Cast
- Justin Chambers ... D'Artagnan
- Tim Roth ... Febre the Man in Black
- Stephen Rea ... Cardinal Richelieu
- Mena Suvari ... Francesca Bonacieux
- Catherine Deneuve ... The Queen
- Bill Treacher ... Bonacieux
- Daniel Mesguich ... King Louis XIII
- David Schofield ... Rochefort, Richelieu Henchman
- Nick Moran ... Aramis
- Steve Speirs ... Porthos
- Jan Gregor Kremp ... Athos
- Jeremy Clyde ... Lord Buckingham
- Michael Byrne ... Treville, Head of the Musketeers
- Jean-Pierre Castaldi ... Planchet
- Tsilla Chelton ... Madame Lacross
- Luc Gentil ... D'Artagnan's Father (as Luc Gentile)
- Catherine Erhardy ... D'Artagnan's Mother
- Max Dolbey ... Young D'Artagnan
- Rock band Sonic Youth appear, heavily disguised as minstrels, playing a medieval and almost unrecognisable version of "Youth against Fascism"
[edit] Box office
The film grossed $27 million in Canada and the United States, and $7 million in other markets for a combined worldwide gross of $34 million.[2]
[edit] Critical reception
The film received extremely poor reviews, garnering only 11% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.[3] Many critics cited terrible acting and confusing editing.[citation needed] The reviewer of The New York Times Stephen Holden noticed a cartoon shape of Dartagnan; an aggressive film editing, that in his opinion, destroys a positive impression from the fight scenes; incompatibility of swordplay and martial arts and also a good authentic view of Paris.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Xin Xin Xiong - IMDb
- ^ "The Musketeer (2001) - Weekend Box Office". Boxofficemojo.com. 2001-09-07. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=musketeer.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ "The Musketeer". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/musketeer/. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
- ^ The NY Times, September 7, 2001.
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