New action-adventure buries its hero in 5 minutes and this is just the beginning

As soon as the lights go out in the cinema, there is no hesitation: within the first five minutes, our hero accidentally stumbles into an ambush, is involved in a dizzying fight, is killed and buried. Welcome to The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan, an enjoyable action-adventure that never ceases to evoke Pirates of the Caribbean memories and is already a summer blockbuster debut.

Like Pirates of the Caribbean: Fun and excitement join hands in The Three Musketeers remake

Alexandre Dumas’ adventure novel The Three Musketeers * has been filmed countless times. However, once Martin Bourboulon’s latest adaptation throws us into the action, it’s as if the classic tale is unfolding for the first time. D’Artagnan (François Civil) is on his way to Paris in 1625 to become a noble fighter: a musketeer of the king. With such a hero’s career in mind, it’s already his duty to rush to the aid of a carriage in need. But he is overpowered and then buried. Alive, it turns out. After he has dug his way out of the ground again, he pursues the trail of the perpetrators.

However, the survivor makes three enemies on the very first day of his training, all of whom challenge him individually to a duel: Athos (Vincent Cassel), Porthos (Pio Marmaï) and Aramis (Romain Duris). Only when the three musketeers are drawn into a conspiracy by D’Artagnan that includes France’s king (Louis Garrel) and queen (Vicky Krieps) and the mysterious Milady (Eva Green) do opponents become reluctant allies.

The remake The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan succeeds in this adventure as successful balancing act between fast-paced fights and humorous character drawings to master what, as a tone of voice, made Pirates of the Caribbean perfect entertainment. Even if there is nothing supernatural at work here, swinging swords, cheating and wallowing in landscapes, castles and costumes.

The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan impresses as a great cinema with great action

The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan is brimming French superstars cast with pinpoint accuracy were: from Vincent Cassel as grim-respectable Athos to Romain Duris’ bon vivant Aramis to Eva Green’s Milady with her usual seductively gloomy aura.

But it’s not the least of them grandiose action sequences that make the film a breathless experience. Because almost every time a new fight is due, the Musketeer remake pauses its cuts and plunges us into the fights very close to the side of the heroes. It’s like we’re there ourselves. This occurs for the first time in D’Artagnan’s carriage fight in the rain, in a nocturnal courtyard lit only by firelight. Equally convincing action plan sequences follow in the forest, in the monastery and many more times.

Between horse chases, catchy characters and dramatic plot twists, The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan offers compelling French adventure cinema (co-produced by Germany and Spain) as a fresh adaptation of well-known material. And although the film finds a satisfying conclusion, the Sequel The Three Musketeers: Milady on December 14, 2023 can’t come fast enough.

Cinema or Stream? The 10 biggest films of 2023 on Netflix, Amazon & Co.

In this installment of our Moviepilot podcast, Stream Browsing, we take a look at the big movies coming exclusively to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and Apple TV+ this year. The result is a list of ten special recommendations.

From the sci-fi epic to the potential Oscar nominee, everything is included. The talents gathered are particularly impressive. In 2023 we can expect new movies from Martin Scorsese, David Fincher and Zack Snyder in the streaming space, while Gal Gadot, Leonardo DiCaprio, Henry Cavill and Chris Hemsworth will be in front of the camera.

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