The Musketeer

The Musketeer fulfils the minimum requirements in most departments, but is all throughout uneven: Witty lines are followed by stuff that feels like it was copy-pasted from a template script; good fight scenes are made less impressive by editing and too dark a setting; a decent cast is limited by a script that lacks depth or character development. Still, it remains watchable and at times even entertaining.

Incredible action scenes aside, there is really nothing to like about this movie. Even with Stephen Rea and Tim Roth as the villains, this film is still bad. But damn it, these action scenes are SO GOOD! And that is the only reason why anyone in their right mind should watch it. Honestly, I'm not big on action films unless the action is interesting and creative. The Musketeer has some of the most creative and well choreographed fight scenes I have seen in a long time. If they put half as much effort into telling a good story, this might have been a good film. This film would normally get a 1 but the great action brings it up to a 4.