- Film Review
- Reviewed By John Ferguson
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2 out of 5
Richard Lester's knockabout, anarchic 1973 take on Alexandre Dumas's classic is unlikely to be surpassed, and this version for the grown-up Brat Pack is misconceived from start to finish. Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Oliver Platt are the swashbuckling trio, Chris O'Donnell is the idealistic D'Artagnan who joins their cause and Rebecca De Mornay the sinister Milady. The aim looks to have been a sort of "Young Swords", but the Americanisations constantly jar and the action set pieces are clumsily handled by director Stephen Herek.
Plot Summary
Swashbuckling comedy adventure starring Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland and Chris O'Donnell. In 17th-century France, three musketeers and their eager young recruit D'Artagnan, try to stop the evil Cardinal Richelieu in his plot to dethrone the king.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Aramis
- Charlie Sheen
- Athos
- Kiefer Sutherland
- D'Artagnan
- Chris O'Donnell
- Porthos
- Oliver Platt
- Cardinal Richelieu
- Tim Curry
- Milady
- Rebecca De Mornay
- Queen Anne
- Gabrielle Anwar
- Rochefort
- Michael Wincott
- Girad / Jussac
- Paul McGann
- Constance
- Julie Delpy
- King Louis
- Hugh O'Conor
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Herek
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