Milla Jovovich,
John Malkovich,
Faye Dunaway,
Dustin Hoffman,
Pascal Greggory
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In the 15th century, France is mired in the 100 Years War when a humble voice appears, claiming to have been instructed by the Lord to lead the French army into battle and defend their land against th... read more
Directed by: Luc Besson
Release Date: November 12, 1999
Keywords:
luc besson,
battle scenes,
dustin hoffman,
milla jovovich,
Times New Roman,
Luc Besson ,
Dustin Hoffman ,
Milla Jovovich
DVD Release Date: October 30, 2001
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June 10, 2011When Joan walks into the royal court for the first time to plead her cause, to free France of English poachers, they are already whispering about the peasant girl some claim as a saint. Except for not seeing how she came to be whispered about I really enjoyed Besson's tale (pro-... read more
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October 27, 2009I think they did a pretty good job of telling the true story. Milla did a great job and the cast was phenominal.
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October 17, 2009Not bad. Seems to check out historically, and there was plenty of good action and decapitation for the whole family. The only parts that I don't really follow are the whole creepy voiced under-eye-skin Jesus and the Dustin Hoffman imaginary friend. I guess they threw those in t... read more
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September 14, 2009With a great cast and a great script, Besson's adaptation of the classic story is faithfully brought to life in what is, an unfairly underrated film.
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March 21, 2008This amazing epic length tale of Joan of Arc requires patience and concentration. For those of you who like battle sense there are a fair few to enjoy. Historians, I?m sure you?ll find this film facsincating and to top it off an incredible performance from Milla Jovovich.
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February 21, 2008Go watch Dreye's version, if this doesn't confirm to anyone that Besson is a hack, nothing will.
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January 20, 2008Well known cast but the accents are poor, the battle scenes not convincing and the long dragged out scenes put me to sleep.
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Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Todd McCarthy, Variety
January 1, 2000
David L. Beck, San Jose Mercury News
The Messenger is a mess, and probably an unholy one at that.
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Foreman, New York Post
Besson is unable to weave the comic scenes together with the serious gory ones, so both seem increasingly jarring and unbelievable.
January 1, 2000
Michael Atkinson, Mr. Showbiz
Marvelously shot.
January 1, 2000
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Both visually spectacular and staggeringly awful. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Charles Taylor, Salon.com
I've never left a Luc Besson movie not thinking that the guy has Froot Loops for brains. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News
The English are uniformly and broadly portrayed as villainous louts, and today's four-letter oaths sound laughably anachronistic. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Nothing less than a miracle saved France, The Messenger tells us, and nothing less than a miracle would be needed to rescue this film from itself. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Peter Brunette, Film.com
Fails on nearly every count.
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