I wonder who gives the right to any writers, directors, producers, or whatever to make an ass out of one of the ever most beloved classic novels? What do they want to show/do destroying the beautiful original by inserting airships and much other modern nonsense, they do not fit in? The famous and by many generations beloved novel by Alexandre Dumas pere, presented in a new unacceptable way, that makes it laughably unrecognizable.My vote 2/10.

This is really a poor movie. Don't waste your time on this movie....

At this point, it is almost difficult to count how many renditions of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel 'The Three Musketeers' Hollywood has spawned, with the last being a Disney adaptation back in the mid 1990s. Regardless, director Paul W. S. Anderson, notable for the the video game-inspired franchise 'Resident Evil', has strikes the silver screen with yet another adaptation of the classic source material. Boasting dazzling visuals and a somewhat stellar cast, this interpretation of Dumas's tale had open doors to for an entertaining, if not exhilarating family experience. But does it this movie hit that mark? Sadly not. Anderson's rendition of the classic story is too often flustered with over-the-top cartoonish style and is preyed upon by a spiritless script by Andrew Davis and Alex Vitvak. In the simplest of words, it's not much fun. So what is the story? The film follows three elite musketeers: Athos (played by Matthew MacFayden), Porthos (played by Ray Stevenson), and Aramis (played by Luke Evans), who have washed up from their formerly famed lives and are living an experience of utter monotony. When a young swordsman D'Artagan (played by Logan Lerman) sets out to Paris to join the elite team, the three musketeers find themselves facing the betrayal Milady De Winter (played by Milla Jovovich) who along with Duke of Buckingham (played by Orlando Bloom), becomes the accomplice of Cardinal Richelieu's (played by Christoph Waltz) to wage war on the French monarchy and steal the throne. So the elite swordsmen must band together to foil his diabolical plan.What does Paul W.S. Anderson have to offer for this extravagant swashbuckling adventure? It all starts with a solid introduction of the characters and setting up the mischievous Richelieu's convoluted plan to take over France and destroy our three main heroes as we know them. The production design of Renaissance-era France is nice to look at, employing a sweet Disney-esque visual imagery. But it is only a matter of time before the film gets increasingly dull before it even reaches its halfway point. While our heroes are somewhat likable, none of them particularly interesting in any way nor is the antagonist Cardinal Richelieu. And it certainly doesn't help when the half of these characters are tarnished with overly cartoonish performances that range between average to laughably over-the-top. The same should definitely be mentioned about the dialogue. Above all, these are not to say that Anderson doesn't open doors to a little excitement during the second half. Easily the film's highest point arrives during a floating boat battle sequences which mixes a few clock-punk elements and plenty of Michael Bay-style action-set pieces. And maybe I should not forget the final sword battle between Logan Lerman and Mads Mikkelson. The action can be fun, but only when it is not filmed in an out-of-place way that echoes the bullet-time sequences from the 'Resident Evil' movies (especially for a movie set during the Renaissance Age). Aside from these, the excitement falls pretty short.The Three Musketeers is a schlocky adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's classic story, with a soulless script and performances that simply don't mesh. Although the visuals and action sequences serve as small redeeming qualities, they can't save this movie from plunging into the realm of spiritless disappointment. Those who seek for a charming cinematic rendition of Dumas's source material are probably best looking elsewhere.

I am not a fan of Dumas novel. and this film is far to be the most pledge for change the opinion. because it is one of films useful to see only for the actors. and only if you are the admirers of theirs. the story is out of sense. the innovations are bizarre. and the exotic air ships are the only reason for not forget the film just after final credits. sure, after so many adaptations, the surprises are far to be real expected. but the absence of purpose for this project, full of colors and ambitions is the basic problem. Orlando Bloom , Milla Jovovich ,Christoph Walz are lost in a story who has nothing - humor, accuracy, logic or status of reasonable adaptation. short, a made film only for be 3 D. nothing more. and, maybe, for a part of public, a nice film. if you are wise/polite to ignore the book.