I've always enjoyed this version since I initially watched it back when it came out. My favorite was always Oliver Platt, and then Chris O'Donnell, the funniest characters. Great cast with the aforementioned (whom were unknown to me before this was released) as well as Kiefer, Charlie, Tim, Gabriel, and Rebecca.
I have fond memories of first seeing Rebecca when I was young with getting to see her breasts in "And God Created Women" lol (so getting to see her and her cleavage when I first watched this, nice) and later on seeing her movie "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle". So when I first had seen this, I knew who she was! Lol
This was a pretty big movie at the time with having such a good cast, and even getting Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting to do the song "All For One" another brilliant choice, the song became a hit! For me, I say that it's done in similar fashion as the "Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves" (1991) movie with Kevin Costner. Great cast in that as well, with another hit song by Bryan Adams.
What's more overdone? The gratuitous cleavage shots or the catchphrase?
I did enjoy 'The Three Musketeers' - but boy is there a load of cleavage shoved in your face. The famous Musketeer phrase is also said a lot.
This film is a little bit of a weird one, in terms of how I feel about it. It's clearly enjoyable but I wasn't sure if it deserves the step above rating that I've given, by the end I think it just about gets there. I like the plot, the locations and pacing, but it took a relative while for the cast to grow on me.
Chris O'Donnell (D'Artagnan) and Oliver Platt (Porthos) would be my standouts, I liked both of them pretty much from the beginning; it's my first time seeing O'Donnell, away from his 'Batman' appearances, though have seen Platt a number of times.
Charlie Sheen (Aramis) and Kiefer Sutherland (Athos) are the ones who don't work amazingly in my opinion. I don't love their acting styles here, while I didn't sense enough chemistry between the two - and Platt, for that matter.
Tim Curry, meanwhile, is always hit-and-miss to me - not helped by the fact that 'Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties' is my biggest memory of him, I'm constantly hearing Prince XII whenever he talks - my apologies, Mr. Curry.
Lastly for the cast, it's also interesting (for me) seeing Paul McGann involved - I've very recently become aware of him through television's 'Luther'. Funny ol' world.
Sorry for the few tangents there. My final thoughts on this film: It's entertaining. Worth a watch.
Shout by Jim222001VIP 6BlockedParent2022-01-18T23:58:22Z
There’s far worse versions, like when Paul W.S. Anderson decided to make one. Kiefer Sutherland and Tim Curry steal the show. Charlie Sheen got top billing for some reason.