: Portrayed the villainous Febre , providing the film's most intense, if campy, antagonistic energy.
Reviewers often note that the movie feels as though it went "straight from a first draft to the screen" without the necessary refinement to make the character choices or plot logic hold up. The Musketeer(2001)
Director Peter Hyams, who also served as his own cinematographer, was criticized for shooting the film so darkly that it was often difficult to see the action, a complaint similar to his previous work on The Relic . Key Cast and Roles : Portrayed the villainous Febre , providing the
: Cast as the love interest, Francesca , during a peak period of her early 2000s career. Key Cast and Roles : Cast as the
: Played the Queen of France , though some critics felt the legendary French actress was underutilized in what they considered a "cheap" production.
The film's primary hook was its choreography by Xin-Xin Xiong, designed to bring a Wuxia-inspired, high-flying energy to French swashbuckling.