The movie is enjoyable, filled with swashbuckling and banter, and concentrates on presenting the 1600s with realistic grit and filth, and on the intrigues of the palace and the clergy in all their double-crossing detail.

| Apr 17, 2025

This star-studded bromance is just the sort of swashbuckling silliness we need.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 11, 2024

... A movie that’s otherwise a mostly well-made, rousing adventure that’s probably worth a look.

| Nov 20, 2024

Forget the mixed-bag of Hollywood’s ‘70s, ‘90s and 2011 takes on Alexandre Dumas’ tale, this is the real crowd-pleasing deal. Boasting lashings of action, political scheming and romance, this gripping adventure will have you hooked from the first frames.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 11, 2024

Although he virtually invented the potboiler, Dumas’s books have a panache that distinguishes them from those lifeless popular squibs written to a formula.

| Jun 18, 2024

The casting is inspired, especially when it comes to the Musketeers.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 30, 2024

The umpteenth adaptation of an 180-year-old classic is rife with machismo writ large.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 18, 2024

The dynamically dashing nature of the action scenes live up to the swashbuckling standards many will be expecting.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | May 17, 2024

The umpteenth movie adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’s classic 1844 novel gets a good, if stern, going over in a handsomely costumed production.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 17, 2024

Extravagantly expensive, action heavy – the films are exactly what they claim to be – blockbuster cinema.

| May 17, 2024

This film is gorgeously shot by cinematographer Nicolas Bolduc. It opens with a take-no-prisoners fight in the rain and mud that includes D’Artagnan and Milady and sets the scene for all that is to follow.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 10, 2024

It almost resembles a spaghetti western over how authentically all the ornate 17th-century finery is encrusted with filth. Compared to recent blockbuster attempts, an unmistakable edge is achieved here.

| Original Score: 9.5/10 | Feb 1, 2024

Though one can question some of the filmmakers’ decisions, generally they pull off the attempt to revivify Dumas’ flavorful swashbuckler for modern audiences.

| Original Score: B | Dec 13, 2023

It is romantic in the classic sense of the word. These characters have values, and although the film is frequently funny, it never sneers at honor or chivalry. When Athos announces he would rather die than betray his King, we believe him.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 12, 2023

D’Artagnan proves itself a highly worthy contestant amongst its predecessors, shining with exemplary visual craft, writing and acting.

| Dec 12, 2023

What this installment energetically proves is that you can ruffle the feathers of a totemic tale and still capture what’s good, galloping fun in Dumas’ storytelling.

| Dec 11, 2023

THE THREE MUSKETEERS: D’ARTAGNAN tells the first half of the story, and is the first from France in decades, filled with sword fights and palace intrigue, but never losing sight of the characters amidst all of the swashbuckling.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 10, 2023

Dumas was a master of the serial form, and this version of “The Three Musketeers” manages to preserve that thrill-to-thrill sensation.

| Dec 9, 2023

Slick and stylish, this latest cinematic adaptation of the venerable adventure saga hardly breaks any new ground, but it showcases a strong cast and some exciting action sequences.

| Dec 8, 2023

It helps that the cast is excellent, the production design exquisite, and the camera appropriately frenetic. These musketeers have panache, and I am all here for it.

| Dec 8, 2023