This is a reasonable interpretation of the classic story I suppose, it just lacks a few vital elements that make a decent movie in this genre, i.e. drama, excitement, characterisation, action etc etc. DiCaprio is pretty pants as both evil King Louis and his nicer twin, although to be fair he's not really given much to do; the evil one just has to sneer a bit while the good one shambles about looking dumb all the time. The four musketeers, played by an international team of top actors, are also a bit dull, lacking both the humour that made Richard Lester's Musketeer films so much fun and the element of charisma and vitality that would convince the viewer that these are indeed the hardest men in the world. There's not much character shown by anyone, so you never really start caring about the heroes or hating the villains, and there's virtually no action until the last ten minutes or so, where a few half-arsed swordfights are thrown in as if in afterthought. Pretty lame all round really.
Review of The Man in the Iron Mask
