The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.
Every time you think it can't get any stupider, it gets right up in your face, calls you "bro," and gets stupider.
– Eric D. Snider,
Film.com,
21 Oct 2011
rotten:
In the worst possible case, this could go on and on, but please, let's hope it doesn't.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
21 Oct 2011
rotten:
This version of the Musketeers story can't decide if it wants to be an old-fashioned tale of swashbuckling adventure and palace intrigue or a cheeky, effects-heavy rethink of some iconic characters a la the Guy Ritchie-directed Sherlock Holmes.
– Keith Phipps,
AV Club,
21 Oct 2011
rotten:
Call it the Robert Downey Jr. Meets Sherlock Holmes Effect. A classic popular adventure gets overblown, juiced-up, and generally CGI-ified.
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
23 Oct 2011
rotten:
Even the most liberal viewer is likely to echo Milady's thoughts of D'Artagnan: "You are very amiable, no doubt, but you would be charming if you would only depart."