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The Musketeer
Directed by	Peter Hyams
Produced by	Moshe Diamant
Written by	Gene Quintano
Starring	Catherine Deneuve Mena Suvari Stephen Rea with Tim Roth as 'Ferbe' and Justin Chambers as 'D'Artagnan' with Nick Moran Bill Treacher Daniel Mesguich Steve Speirs Jan Gregor Kremp David Schofield Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jeremy Clyde Michael Byrne
Music by	David Arnold
Cinematography	Peter Hyams Stefano Paradiso
Editing by	Terry Rawlings
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (U.S.) Miramax Films (U.K.) MDP Worldwide(other territories)
Release date(s)	September 7, 2001
Running time	104 minutes
Language	English

The Musketeer is a Peter Hyams film very loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic novel The Three Musketeers, starring Catherine Deneuve, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Nick Moran, Bill Treacher and Justin Chambers.

The film features Tsui Hark's regular actor Xin-Xin Xiong as a stunt choreographer. [1]

Plot Summary

In 17th century Paris, a dashing swordsman named D'Artagnan finds himself at odds with the powerful forces taking over France. He sets out to avenge the murder of his parents and finds his country cleaved by chaos and civil unrest. His heart softens only for Francesca, a fiery peasant girl who claims D'Artagnan's heart on sight.

Box office

The film was not a financial success. Though it initially topped the North American box office upon its release in September 2001, its takings soon fell away and went on to gross only $27 million in Canada and the United States, and $7 million in other markets for a combined worldwide gross of $34 million.[2] Since Universal Pictures and Miramax Films only paid $7.5 million to buy the North America and U.K. distribution rights of this film[3], this film was very profitable for those two studios.

Critics' Reaction

The film received extremely poor reviews, garnering only 10% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] Many critics cited terrible acting and confusing editing.

Notes

• This is the 13th film adaptation of The Three Musketeers since 1916. The most recent before this one was the 1993 adaptation The Three Musketeers featuring Charlie Sheen and Kiefer Sutherland.

External links

• Official website
• The Musketeer at the Internet Movie Database
• The Musketeer at Box Office Mojo