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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Quevedo, played by terrific veteran Juan Echanove, was considered one of the best things in the entire film.
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** Viggo Mortensen's acting is generally impeccable throughout the film, even with the added difficulty of it not being in his first language, but in the scene when Alatriste finds himself rejected by María and she closes the door on him, Alatriste's expression makes it look like Mortensen is having a stroke.
** Comedic actor Paco Tous plays the unidentified Spanish general at Rocroi (either Melo or Fontaines), but as if the miscast was not jarring enough, he receives no presentation, being instead introduced directly in midst of the Battle of Rocroi. Even viewers familiar with the battle might be probably exhilarated at watching [[Series/LosHombresDePaco Inspector Miranda]] suddenly appearing in a sedan chair with GunsAkimbo and getting shot in the chest.
** Comedic actor Paco Tous plays the unidentified Spanish general at Rocroi (either Melo or Fontaines), but as if the miscast was not jarring enough, he receives no presentation, being instead introduced directly in midst of the Battle of Rocroi. Even viewers familiar with the battle might be probably exhilarated at watching [[Series/LosHombresDePaco Inspector Miranda]] suddenly appearing in a sedan chair with GunsAkimbo and getting shot in the chest.
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** Viggo Mortensen's acting is generally impeccable throughout the film, even with the added difficulty of it not being in his first language, but in the scene when in which Alatriste finds himself rejected by María and she closes the door on him, Alatriste's his expression makes it look like Mortensen is having a stroke.
** Comedic actor Paco Tous plays the unidentified Spanish general at Rocroi (either Melo orFontaines), Fontaines, if not a CompositeCharacter of the two), but as if the miscast was not jarring enough, he receives no presentation, being instead introduced directly in midst of the Battle of Rocroi. Even Spanish viewers familiar with the battle might are likely to be probably exhilarated at watching [[Series/LosHombresDePaco Inspector Miranda]] suddenly appearing in a sedan chair with GunsAkimbo and getting shot in the chest.chest.
* OneSceneWonder:
** The great general UsefulNotes/AmbrogioSpinola making his obligatory cameo in Breda, even if from afar and played by an unknown extra.
** Pilar Bardem, Creator/JavierBardem's mother, playing the unnamed nun who serves as Olivares' spymaster.
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* OneSceneWonder:
** The great general UsefulNotes/AmbrogioSpinola making his obligatory cameo in Breda, even if from afar and played by an unknown extra.
** Pilar Bardem, Creator/JavierBardem's mother, playing the unnamed nun who serves as Olivares' spymaster.
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* QuestionableCasting: Although some portrayals were considered okay or even good, most notably Quevedo (played by veteran actor Juan Echanove) and Alatriste himself (portrayed by Creator/ViggoMortensen), the rest were seen as either weak or badly cast. The most bizarre point was having Inquisitor Bocanegra played by ''a woman'', Blanca Portillo, who doesn't even look or sound remotely like the character is described in the books.
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* QuestionableCasting: Although some portrayals were considered okay or even good, most notably Quevedo (played by veteran actor Juan Echanove) and Alatriste himself (portrayed by Creator/ViggoMortensen), the rest were seen as either weak or badly cast. The most bizarre point case in a cast already seen as inconsistent was having Inquisitor Bocanegra played by ''a woman'', Blanca Portillo, who doesn't even look or sound remotely like the character is described in the books.books. The director claimed he wanted a fresher take on the characters and got the idea from watching Creator/LindaHunt play a man in ''Film/TheYearOfLivingDangerously'', but most viewers found it just too bizarre to work.
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* JustHereForGodzilla: Early modern warfare aficionados often gravitate towards this film due to its epic, decent-budgeted portrayal of a pike and shot battle in Rocroi.
* {{Narm}}:
** Viggo Mortensen's acting is generally impeccable throughout the film, even with the added difficulty of it not being in his first language, but in the scene when Alatriste finds himself rejected by María and she closes the door on him, Alatriste's expression makes it look like Mortensen is having a stroke.
** Comedic actor Paco Tous plays the unidentified Spanish general at Rocroi (either Melo or Fontaines), but as if the miscast was not jarring enough, he receives no presentation, being instead introduced directly in midst of the Battle of Rocroi. Even viewers familiar with the battle might be probably exhilarated at watching [[Series/LosHombresDePaco Inspector Miranda]] suddenly appearing in a sedan chair with GunsAkimbo and getting shot in the chest.
* {{Narm}}:
** Viggo Mortensen's acting is generally impeccable throughout the film, even with the added difficulty of it not being in his first language, but in the scene when Alatriste finds himself rejected by María and she closes the door on him, Alatriste's expression makes it look like Mortensen is having a stroke.
** Comedic actor Paco Tous plays the unidentified Spanish general at Rocroi (either Melo or Fontaines), but as if the miscast was not jarring enough, he receives no presentation, being instead introduced directly in midst of the Battle of Rocroi. Even viewers familiar with the battle might be probably exhilarated at watching [[Series/LosHombresDePaco Inspector Miranda]] suddenly appearing in a sedan chair with GunsAkimbo and getting shot in the chest.
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* SignatureScene: The Battle of Rocroi, with scenes from it being endlessly used in Website/YouTube vids.
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* PresumedFlop: Controversies about the film's casting and differences with the book overtook it back at the day, which, added to it being a Spanish production (Spaniards tend to be pretty adamant in that [[CulturalCringe nothing good ever comes from Spain]]) and its bad reception in Website/RottenTomatoes (it sits currently in 17%, which many called a travesty), caused a certain belief that it was an economic failure too. In reality, while it was nothing to write home about, the film was a mild success abroad and also broke a couple of records in its native Spain. It comes to the point that it used to be CommonKnowledge that author Pérez-Reverte had disowned the book, when he actually gave it a rare thumbs up.
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* PresumedFlop: Controversies about the film's casting and differences with the book overtook it back at the day, which, added to it being a Spanish production (Spaniards tend to be pretty adamant in that [[CulturalCringe nothing good ever comes from Spain]]) and its bad reception in Website/RottenTomatoes (it sits currently in 17%, which many called a travesty), caused a certain belief that it was an absolutely economic failure too. In reality, while it was nothing to write home about, the film was a mild success abroad and also broke a couple of records in its native Spain. It comes to the point that it used to be CommonKnowledge that author Pérez-Reverte had disowned the book, when he actually gave it a rare thumbs up.
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* PresumedFlop: Controversies about the film's casting and differences with the book overtook it back at the day, which, added to it being a Spanish production (Spaniards tend to be pretty adamant in that [[CulturalCringe nothing good ever comes from Spain]]) and its bad reception in Website/RottenTomatoes (it sits currently in 17%, which many called a travesty), caused a certain belief that it was an economic failure too. In reality, while it was nothing to write home about, the film was a mild success abroad and also broke a couple of records in its native Spain. It comes to the point that it used to be CommonKnowledge that author Pérez-Reverte had disowned the book, when he actually gave it a rare thumbs up.
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* QuestionableCasting: Although some portrayals were considered okay or even good, most notably Quevedo (played by veteran actor Juan Echanove) and Alatriste himself (portrayed by Creator/ViggoMortensen), the rest were seen as either weak or badly cast. The most bizarre point was having Inquisitor Bocanegra played by ''a woman'', Blanca Portillo, who doesn't even look or sound remotely like the character is described in the books.
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* WTHCastingAgency: Although some portrayals were considered okay or even good, most notably Quevedo (played by veteran actor Juan Echanove) and Alatriste himself (portrayed by Creator/ViggoMortensen), the rest were seen as either weak or badly cast. The most bizarre point was having Inquisitor Bocanegra played by ''a woman'', Blanca Portillo, who doesn't even look or sound remotely like the character is described in the books.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite it was poorly received in Europe and America, the movie was absolutely ''loved'' in Asia, to the point that Chinese popularly call it "THE Spanish Film".
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Despite it was poorly received in Europe and America, the movie was absolutely ''loved'' in Asia, to the point that Chinese popularly call it "THE Spanish Film".
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Several changes from the book were criticized.
* VindicatedByHistory: While reception was mixed, the movie has been re-appreciated over the years after the disaster the TV series turned out to be, with people pointing out that, unlike the TV series, one could tell the film's creators were trying their best to honor the books and make an engaging picture.
* WTHCastingAgency: Although some portrayals were considered okay or even good, most notably Quevedo (played by veteran actor Juan Echanove) and Alatriste himself (portrayed by Creator/ViggoMortensen), the rest were seen as either weak or badly cast. The most bizarre point was having Inquisitor Bocanegra played by ''a woman'', Blanca Portillo, who doesn't even look or sound remotely like the character is described in the books.
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* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Several changes from the book were criticized.
* VindicatedByHistory: While reception was mixed, the movie has been re-appreciated over the years after the disaster the TV series turned out to be, with people pointing out that, unlike the TV series, one could tell the film's creators were trying their best to honor the books and make an engaging picture.
* WTHCastingAgency: Although some portrayals were considered okay or even good, most notably Quevedo (played by veteran actor Juan Echanove) and Alatriste himself (portrayed by Creator/ViggoMortensen), the rest were seen as either weak or badly cast. The most bizarre point was having Inquisitor Bocanegra played by ''a woman'', Blanca Portillo, who doesn't even look or sound remotely like the character is described in the books.
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