I’ve seen many versions of The Three Musketeers in my lifetime. But this is the first where some characters had Middle Age “James Bond” style gadgets or fought like Ninjas.
The Three Musketeers in all movie versions had “James Bond” style luck and above average skills. After all they are our heroes. But they went to far to endow the villainess with Ninja skills and futuristic gadgets inspired by Da Vinci.
Let’s not leave out the airships. Not one but skies full of gas filled airships. Gas filled airships weren’t even possible in that era. With gas bags only slightly larger than the actual ships below them. Yes actual sea going sized ships made from huge wooden beams. Anyone with only the slightest understanding of science would scoff at these images.
The entire movie is fantasy, and not even “believable” fantasy.
The movie is mildly entertaining, and the action scenes are fine. If they would have dropped the ridiculous fantasy gadgets, unbelievable airships and Ninja skills, and simply made a Musketeer remake, it could have been a grand movie. With the actors they had and the money they obviously spent, there was so much potential for a far better storey. The movie was ruined with these mistakes and could have been so much more.
4/10