The Three Musketeers (2011)

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Writers:

Alex Litvak (screenplay), Andrew Davies (screenplay)

Stars:

Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Macfadyen	...	Athos
Milla Jovovich	...	Milady de Winter
Helen George	...	Blonde
Christian Oliver	...	Venetian Nobleman
Luke Evans	...	Aramis
Ray Stevenson	...	Porthos
Til Schweiger	...	Cagliostro
Markus Brandl	...	Sergeant Venetian Guard
Orlando Bloom	...	Duke of Buckingham
Logan Lerman	...	D'Artagnan
Dexter Fletcher	...	D'Artagnan's Father
Jane Perry	...	D'Artagnan's Mother
Mads Mikkelsen	...	Rochefort
Andy Gathergood	...	Drunk
Susanne Wolff	...	Cougar

Storyline

After failing in a scheme to steal Leonardo Da Vinci's airship blueprints, the Musketeers are disbanded by Cardinal Richelieu leaving Athos, Porthos and Aramis on the streets of Paris. In the meantime, the young, reckless and ambitious D'Artagnan has set off from Gascony with dreams of becoming a musketeer himself, not realizing that they have been disbanded. In no time, D'Artagnan manages to offend Athos, Porthos and Aramis on different occasions and challenges them all to duels. However before the duels can take place they are attacked by guards, trying to arrest them for illegal dueling. The ex-musketeers and D'Artagnan fight off the soldiers, leading to the four men becoming a band with the motto of "All for one, and one for all". Count Richelieu is not only determined to be rid of the musketeers, but also schemes with Athos' former lover Milady to undermine the reign of King Louis and his wife. The musketeers and D'Artagnan are determined to save the royal family and France ...

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Plot Keywords:

murderess | zeppelin | love triangle | evildoer | slow motion action scene | 

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Taglines:

Born to be heroes. Trained to be warriors. Destined to fight evil.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of adventure action violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Germany France UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Three Musketeers

Filming Locations:

Schleißheim Palace, Oberschleißheim, Bavaria, Germany

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,674,452, 23 October 2011

Gross USA:

$20,374,484

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$132,274,484

Company Credits

Production Co:

Summit Entertainment, Constantin Film, Impact Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene following the Musketeers' fight with the Cardinal's men, d'Artagnan and the Musketeers walk through the portal of the "rathaus" (town hall) in Bamberg, Bavaria in Germany. The rathaus sits astride the river Regnitz which runs through the city. To the left in the background, a half timber house that seems to float over the river can be seen. This is the Hotel Restaurant St. Nepomuk.

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Goofs

The first appearance of manned balloon flight did not appear until 1783, nearly 200 years after the time-frame this film is set in. The first balloon in 1783 was quite primitive compared to the airships depicted in the film.

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Quotes

Richelieu: Well-played. I could use men like you.
[Richelieu holds out his hand; Aramis takes it to kiss it, then stops]
Aramis: Ehh... I already have a job.
Athos: I'm a drunk.
Porthos: I'm independently wealthy.
D'Artagnan: Thanks, but no.
Richelieu: The day will come when you'll wish you had said "yes".
D'Artagnan: Maybe. But not today.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the movie, the first credits have a dedication,"For Bernd", referencing Bernd Eichinger, who died in January of 2011. He was producer of 4 of the Resident Evil films, also directed by Paul W.S. Anderson.

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Connections

Version of The Glorious Musketeers (1974)

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Soundtracks

Praetorius: 2. Gavotte (Dances from Terpsichore)
Performed by Collegium Terpsichore, Fritz Neumeyer
1960 Deutsche Grammophon
Courtesy of Universal Music Classic & Jazz - a Division of Universal Music

User Reviews

Chix Chat on Film review: Muskateers on steroids

Yet another adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic Three Muskateers, however this tale came with way too much modernization for my taste. Flying battle ships, automatic cannon launchers, and tricked out vaults were just a few of the technological feats that were only a necessity because the story needed something more to make anyone care long enough to stay in their seat the full running time. I felt that from the trailer there was a desire to make this a larger than life visual extravaganza, with the wide and aerial views of the French and English landscapes, along with the huge explosions the viewer was supposed to be amazed. The only amazing thing that I found was that the only way to remember that we were experiencing a story in Paris, France is that the characters kept mentioning it, otherwise with all the varying accents it was easy to forget where the story was taking place, I don't recall one person speaking with a French accent or even interjecting a bit of French for some authenticity, not once. And don't even get me started on the ridiculously constructed chance meeting of D'artangnan (Logan Lerman) and the Muskateers. I have to admit that I found The Duke of Buckingham (Orlando Bloom) to be delightful, he was a balanced mix of charm and cunning. But what the heck was going on with King Louis the XIII (Freddie Fox), a fashionisto? No one seemed to be immune to the whiles of MiLady de Winter (Milla Jovavich) and you just get the feeling that she is the only woman in the world with an adventurous side, she was everywhere. All I could think of while watching this film was, this is the stupidest Three Muskateers story ever. I love movies, I love action in movies, I love classic tales, and I love fashion in any context, but I did not love this film dare say I did not much like it, it should have stuck with a character driven tale of heroism, side stepping the over the top presentation and preoccupation with fashion. My preference is the classic take on the story, the cleverness and quick wit of the Muskateers, their exceptional fencing ability and their keen sense of loyalty to the thrown as they work to mentor D'artangnan has always been enough. Don't bastardize a classic, make your film and call it Swashbuckling or something else. The story did not require 3-D, and it did not require my presence in the movie theater. I give it a red light.