The Man in the Iron Mask

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.

Critics found this swashbuckler handsomely mounted but dramatically hollow, with most of the blame falling on a screenplay that takes too long to set up its plot and a direction that never unifies the film's tonal lurches between slapstick and tragedy. DiCaprio's dual roles were broadly seen as a weak point rather than a selling point, though audiences responded considerably more warmly than critics did.