While The Three Musketeers: Milady, the second part of Martin Bourboulon’s diptych adapted from the literary work of Alexandre Dumas, opens in theaters on Wednesday, December 13, we invite you to discover the worst adaptation of the famous novel according to AlloCiné’s audience.
Published in serial form before being published as a volume in 1844, “These musketeersIt has been adapted more than 45 times for film and screen: feature films, TV series and even animation. Therefore D’Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis had many characters.
With 685 ratings and 68 reviews, according to AlloCiné viewers, the worst adaptation is Peter Hyams’ D’Artagnan, released in 2001. Rated 1.6 out of 5 stars The adventure feature film stars Justin Chambers (D’Artagnan), Catherine. Deneuve (Queen of France), Mena Souvari (Francesca Bonacieux), Stéphane Rea (Cardinal de Richelieu), Tim Roth (Febre), Ian Gregor Kemp (Athos), Steven Spears (Portos), Nick Moran (Aramis) and Jean-Pierre Castaldi (planché).
The action of the film takes place in 1625, when Louis XIII reigns over the kingdom of France. Cardinal Richelieu used his influence over the king to gradually seize power. With the support of Fabre (who replaces Milad), his Machiavellian sidekick, he banishes Louis XIII’s musketeers and replaces them with his personal bodyguard.
But D’Artagnan, a young Gascon who has just arrived in Paris, intends to prevent him from carrying out his dark plans. With the help of Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and his old friend Planchet, the intrepid Musketeer engages in a relentless battle to save the crown of France.
Viewers especially regret historical inconsistencies, mediocre dialogue, anachronisms, bad acting and disrespect to the original material.
Justin Chambers
Selenie from Club AlloCiné writes: “It’s a shame! The dialogues are pathetic, at least it would have been welcome. A musketeer who fights like Jet Li! Ridiculous! Historically everything goes wrong… Even Tim Roth doesn’t play well! Deneuve is almost 30 years old in the film… and it doesn’t show! In short, funny, Funny NULL !”
Mockett, in turn, does not appreciate the performance of Justin Chambers, who was then known for the Grey’s Anatomy series. “This D’Artagnan has the charisma of an oyster! The acting is very bad (as are the others) and the idea that the hero’s tutor is Jean-Pierre Castalde couldn’t be more ridiculous… the action scenes are poor and the script is not great.”
for the guest Catherine Deneuve He also seems to be wondering what she is doing there. “Big production without much interest, the casting of the four musketeers is a disaster, they have no charisma, and Catherine Deneuve doesn’t seem particularly calm. Only Tim Roth keeps the furniture. Finally, in terms of combat, he probably got mixed up in the matrix.“

Catherine Deneuve and Daniel Mesguich
For others, it’s the fight scenes that are the feature film’s strengths. “A pure action movie that Jean-Claude Van Damme wouldn’t have shied away from!” Guest writes, while Mathieu Dumont-Roth notes “Many will find this d’Artagnan too modern for the fight scenes. But this movie remains very good entertainment where boredom never sets in. “
The director wanted to “dust off” the myth.
And that is the director’s intention. Peter Himes To which we also owe Sudden Death, Outland and Relic wanted to do a modern adaptation of Dumas’ work. So he was inspired by westerns and martial arts movies to “dust off” the D’Artagnan myth and make this new film adaptation more original.
For fight and action scenes, the filmmaker called Hong Kong choreographer Sin Sin Siong.
A choice that does not satisfy even the press… Olivier Bonnard of Obs At the release of the film, he wrote: “D’Artagnan, tiger and dragon style adventure. The idea could have been fun, but the picture is absolutely terrible and the fight scenes are randomly cut. Help!”
Christian Jaubert Პirveli It is of the same opinion:The liberties taken with the script of the Dumas novels (Milady aux oubliettes…) are reduced to the detriment of the story’s interest, reduced to a very conventional Western plot with inept dialogue.“

Justin Chambers and Mena Suvari
where is milady
But the most criticized is the absence of Milad, the central character of Dumas’ novel, and his replacement by Fabre (Roth). Telerama writes: “Gone are Milady, Constance Bonacieux, and the Queen’s Pens! Peter Hyams has just been hanging around in The Three Musketeers to try out his insufferable hero look.“.
The director did not make any excuses regarding the change of the main villain of the saga.
Shooting in France
This cosmopolitan performance – thanks to its multiple funding, both American, English, French and Luxembourgish and thanks to its international casting, which combines American actors (Justin Chambers, Mena Souvary), British (Tim Roth), French (Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Pierre). Castaldi) and Germans (Jan Gregor Kremp, Joachim Paul Asbock) – mostly filmed in France.
In order to give D’Artagnan a French sound, filming took place mainly in South West France and especially in Gers. In the 17th century, the city of Paris was recreated in Sarlat, and the scenes shot in Montpassier recreate the city of Brions. Cardinal Richelieu’s palace, on the other hand, was reconstructed in Toulouse.
Source: Allocine

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