Review of The Mission (1986) by Paul Attanasio for Washington Post — 28 Sep 1999
The Mission is everything a movie should be -- magnificently produced, epic in scope, serious in theme -- everything, that is, but good. Hamstrung by an unworkable script, the disastrous casting of Robert De Niro and, presumably, the strain of shooting in the Colombian jungle, director Roland Joffe' has come up with an indigestible lump of sanctimony that rarely goes beyond its good intentions.
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This review of The Mission (1986) was written by Paul Attanasio and published by Washington Post on 28 Sep 1999.
The Mission has generally received positive reviews.
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