Review of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) by Adrianna N — 14 Dec 2007

Jesus scared the shit out of me when I saw this movie for the first time, haha.

This review of The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) was written by Adrianna N on 14 Dec 2007.

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc has generally received positive reviews.

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By Adam F (1,100) on 21 Jul 2013

A decent film but more Hollywood than history which I think holds it back. Overall entertaining but not great…

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By Adam D (1,043) on 21 Jun 2013

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By Duncan K (642) on 07 Dec 2013

Joan of Arc is more or less legend, so no one really knows exactly what happened or even if it did happen at all…

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By Michael Wilmington (1,474) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 09 Apr 2013

Such a sour, mindlessly inflated experience that seeing it may temporarily put you off historical movies…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 19 Oct 2013

Jovovich, Besson's 24-year-old ex-wife, hasn't a clue how to project shadings, interior emotions, character or personality…

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By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 26 Jan 2012

Blends great cinematic energy with an awkwardly mixed multinational cast and aggressively over-modernized dialogue…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 04 Nov 2015

Though I hardly had the biggest expectations for either Milla Jovovich or Luc Besson to fully deliver on a film about The Messenger: The Story…

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By Brenda H (54) on 07 Mar 2015

Jovovich is badly miscast. Not a bad portrayal entirely, but not the portrait of this great woman that needs to be painted…

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By Mike L (1,553) on 04 Oct 2012

Given, I only saw 2/3 of this movie the cinematography was outstanding, the story line couldn't keep up. I think a re-watch is in order…

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Gritty and impassioned, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is a powerful historical epic from director Luc Besson…

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