Review of Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006) by Andrej M — 20 Jul 2008

Flawed but visually exciting. Viggo is solid as always.

This review of Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006) was written by Andrej M on 20 Jul 2008.

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Pourya E (185) on 12 Jun 2009

A big budget Spanish movie about a spanish captain fighting for the Spanish Empire. The movie is long and slow, some good bits, not many…

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By Josè M (1,677) on 22 Nov 2012

Too fast moving nevertheless enjoyable history telling…

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By Victor L (480) on 03 Dec 2010

The book by Perez-Reverte is an exciting one, in the vein of The Three Musketeers but set in Spain, rich in intrigues, adventure, thrills and…

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By Carlos R (1,175) on 19 Aug 2010

Visually beautiful movie (clothing, set, etc.), but otherwise a lacking movie…

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By Shantel D (647) on 31 Jan 2015

Oh my god..... it's so boring and so long! If it wasn't so long, I think it would have been better…

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By David L (3,419) on 29 Jan 2009

El punto mas fuerte es la fotografia, escenografia, direccion artistica y la direccion por parte de Agustin Diaz Yanes…

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By Margaret K (48) on 04 Apr 2011

Great story based on the novels of Arturo Perez-Reverte about a swordsman with Virgo Mortensen. Made in Spain with English subtitles…

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By Rebecca T (147) on 20 Feb 2012

Not released in US. Read the books, would like to see…

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By Alexandrion D (35) on 25 Jul 2009

Well well. What can I say? Overseen-before-historical-movie-plot-from-beggining-to-end. Always a great acting on Viggo's part, though…

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By Dia T (31) on 06 Feb 2009

God, I was so dissappointed by this movie.. As the minutes went by, I couldn't wait for it to end! It was so boooring…

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