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Title: The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | King Louis / Phillippe | |
| Jeremy Irons | ... | Aramis | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Athos | |
| Gérard Depardieu | ... | Porthos (as Gerard Depardieu) | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | D'Artagnan | |
| Anne Parillaud | ... | Queen Anne | |
| Judith Godrèche | ... | Christine (as Judith Godreche) | |
| Edward Atterton | ... | Lieutenant Andre | |
| Peter Sarsgaard | ... | Raoul | |
| Hugh Laurie | ... | King's Advisor | |
| David Lowe | ... | King's Advisor | |
| Brigitte Boucher | ... | Madame Rotund | |
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Matthew Jocelyn | ... | Assassin |
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Karine Belly | ... | Wench |
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Emmanuel Guttierez | ... | King's Friend |
Paris is starving, but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin, hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 years behind an iron mask. All that remains now is D'Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country? Written by Leonardo DiCaprio
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Without it being the best movie I have ever seen, I actually liked this film. I wasn't expecting a masterpiece, and I didn't get that. Instead I got a fun film, with flaws, but it was enjoyable enough.
Starting with the many good things, the cinematography is superb, as is the lavish scenery and costumes. The music is very rousing and moving, and the sword play is energetic. Also I thought the direction was fine, same with the acting. Gabriel Byrne is surprisingly good as D'Artagnan(much more suited to the part than Chris O'Donnell-the worst D'Artagnan, though I actually liked the movie- was). Even better were Jeremy Irons and Gerard Depardieu as Aramis and Porthos. John Malkovich was good too, if perhaps a little too fey to start with. Leonardo DiCaprio was somewhat uneven in his performance but he was good on the whole, personally I felt he was better as Phillippe in alternative to Louis, he never quite convinced me playing an arrogant king whereas he succeeded with Phillippe because of that spontaneous boyish charm he has.
However, the film is a little too long and the pacing is also uneven, I felt the film dragged in the middle and then it felt a tad rushed at the end. While the story is solid enough and sticks relatively faithful to the story, which is brilliant on a side note to those not familiar with it, it can get implausible with one or two soap-opera-ish qualities about it. Finally, the script does have one too many weak spots, one or two parts are a little too cheesy for my liking.
On the whole though, this is an above average and fun film. Maybe not the best for those who adore the book, but as an introduction to the story it is good enough. 7/10 Bethany Cox