STEPHEN HEREK
Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB.
Austria/United Kingdom/USA, 1993. Walt Disney Pictures, Caravan Pictures, Wolfgang Odelga Filmproduktion GmbH, Vienna Film Financing Fund, One for All Productions. Screenplay by David Loughery, based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas pere. Cinematography by Dean Semler. Produced by Roger Birnbaum, Joe Roth. Music by Michael Kamen. Production Design by Wolf Kroeger. Costume Design by John Mollo. Film Editing by John F. Link.
After having countless remakes, Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale of adventure and friendship is brought to life by the team over at Disney. This time, young D’Artagnan (Chris O’Donnell) joins up with three famous musketeers (Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Oliver Platt) in order to save France from the evils of Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry). While he’s at it, he’s not averse to getting a girl on the side (Julie Delpy in this case). The film is boisterous and colourful, but in comparison to its predecessors it’s so incredibly airheaded that it won’t stay with you for very long.
