Okay, so it isn't terrible but it comes pretty close in a couple of areas. I think what saved it was the complete air of ridiculousness about the whole thing. Irons, Malkovich and Depardieu overact to enormous fun and Leo's spoiled brat king needs a good kicking. The fact that none of them can seem to muster any semblance to a French accent (except Queen Anne and Depardieu - and if it was anyone else you'd swaer he was faking) is not so much terrible as entertaining. However I do feel sorry for Gabriel Byrne. With one of the few serious roles in the film he doesn't get to be as lose as the others and has to make do with some of the worst lines, but he soldiers bravely onwards like the musketeer he plays. A fairly decent romp all round.