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This movie was, to me, a teen generally interested and amused by movies like "Bill & Ted" and "Waynes World", trying too hard. It's not the fault of the actors and actresses (Victoria Abril was adorable, I got attatched to her character), but more the writers. This was supposed to be a comedy/drama and it turned out to be more of a strained drama with Joe Pesci. His character was loud mouthed, and rude, but sometimes a good, loyal friend would poke through. Like when he interacted with William (Christian Slater), his spaced out friend suffering from head trauma and anxiety due to an accident we never really learn much about.

Christian Slater's performance kept me watching the movie - he was very passive in this, and was very unlike his usual roles. I really like his William. He played it very well - I almost forgot I was watching Christian Slater, which is a sign of good acting. I would see this movie if you were a die-hard Christian Slater fan, but otherwise, don't bother.

A lot of the comments on this film I have read seem to think that this movie was produced, directed and put out for a history lesson. If this were it's purpose, I'm certain the director could have done it that way.

On it's own, it's a very pleasant movie. I was never bored, there was never a moment where I thought of turning it off or fast forwarding. It's fast paced, action packed, hilarious - it's supposed to be a family movie! It's certainly not Oscar worthy, but it's on my favorites list.

I'm a big Sheen and Sutherland fan, and I enjoy movies where one of them does not play a blood thirsty psycho (as Kiefer tends to do). This was all out fun. Funny dialogue, Porthos is a bit far-fetched, but he added greatly to the humor, the different perspectives we're given from each of the Muskateers on how they view each other ( "Aremis takes death very seriously" "Athos takes his drinking very seriously" ) had me cracking up. All in all, I loved it, give it 5/5 and recommend it for those wanting a good laugh.