Review of Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006) by Per Gunnar J — 04 Oct 2011

With a large production for an European movie, it tries to reach Hollywood-esque proportions, reaching it every once in a while, failing then again at most of its points.

Interesting with a different way of doing things, it gains points with its Spanish charm, an amazing wardrobe and many great realistic war-scenes from the 16th century... but then again, it simply leaves way too many loose ends. The story, altho interesting as plausible as it gets, it never takes the audience anywhere, it goes without an specific goal. Some acting comes quite forced through, as well as Mortensen's accent at the beginning of the movie btw, and most of the love scenes feel like they where just ripped out of a telenovela.

Like said, interesting, specially if one has an fable for history. Entertaining most of the time... but that's that I guess. Watchable... somehow...