I know, I know…. Not ANOTHER Three Musketeers movie… I
was there with ya. You know the gist of the plot, you know the characters, and
you know the story, so why would you want to go see this right? Because my
friend, this version of those beloved swordsmen is a stand-alone.
It’s not just a reboot of all those other ones you’ve
seen. Though the Disney one with Keifer Sutherland is still my favorite, I didn’t
mind the Man in the Iron Mask, and the one with Justin Chambers doing all the
flips and fancy horse-riding was cool too, you can easily sit back and let this
movie take you in a new direction.
You know the lover, Athos (Matthew Macfadyen), and the
righteous one, Aramis (Luke Evans), and the burly Porthos (Ray Stevenson). Now
add the spirited D'Artagnan (Logan Lerman). Top it off with our favorite zombie
slayer as Milady de Winter (Milla Jovovich) with her flair, her sword fighting,
and overall irresistibility and you’re in for a great time.
The evil Cardinal Rochefort (Mads Mikkelsen) and his one
eyed Captain Cagilostro (Til Schweiger), isn’t too over the top, and did I
mention the Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) is an actual character in this
one, not just some backstory mumbo jumbo. Take all that and put it in a box,
but wait …there’s more.
Modern, fantastical weapons and flying air ships, now how
much would you pay? Our operators are standing by right now.
Seriously though, this movie was enjoyable. It was fun to
see Bloom as a bad-guy without some honorable pirate traits interfering with
him being bad ass. The air ship part was a bit farfetched, but fun. Come on,
they had to do something to bring it to the next level, and a sequel seems to
be on the horizon already. Go ahead, Keifer and Justin won’t mind.
See.... I told you....FREAKING AIR SHIPS!
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