Review of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) by Lisa Alspector for Chicago Reader — 13 Oct 2014
Luc Besson--and Andrew Birkin wrote the pandering, adolescent screenplay for this pseudosubversive hagiography, and nearly every scene screams out its sensationalist intent, though few actually achieve the status of spectacle.
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This review of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) was written by Lisa Alspector and published by Chicago Reader on 13 Oct 2014.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc has generally received positive reviews.
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