The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999
6.4| 2h38m| R| en| More Info
Released: 12 November 1999 Released
Producted By: Gaumont
Country: France
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/themessengerthestoryofjoanofarc/
Synopsis

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

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Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
strategicommand First, when Joan talk to the king telling him with slow voice her visions the music is louder than her voice just like in those cheap you tube videos. She is conveying important message and you can hardly hear ti because the BS music levels and effects are overpowering her voice. God talks to her but is not telling her what BS she is doing during the siege and she get hit deep in the lung with arrow. She pulls the arrow starts to bleed to death. No one takes her armor so that she is naked and the physician try to heal her wound. Next morning she is just fine and screaming for an attack as if nothing is wrong with her lung. Utterly unreal. Disapointing as heck
Randomizer2600 This is not a movie I would have chosen, but Director Luc Besson has "Valerian" coming out soon, and this movie was mentioned in a review. There are reviews written by people with far greater knowledge. I have a casual understanding of the story of Joan of Arc, and know less about the events of the time. As a movie, I enjoyed this immensely. This movie gets the people right.Milla Javovich hits it perfectly. She is vulnerable while unstoppable. She is full of doubt, but completely certain. And during the trial, she can do "caged animal" with just her eyes. I can't imagine anyone else pulling this off. Milla does unapologetically devote better than anyone since Audrey Hepburn in "The Nun's Story".The supporting cast did a stellar job. There are a lot of medieval movies and TV shows, and most of them aren't believable because people aren't stern or earnest all the time. "Game of Thrones" is fun to watch because sometimes people laugh, and sometimes they fight. If you ever saw a medieval movie, and wondered what the guard standing next to the door does when the camera and the king aren't there, this movie has it. Some reviews called that filler, but it was fun and humanized the soldiers.I gave it a 10 because it showed people in a way different than other medieval movies. Again, I don't know if the historical facts are correct, but I would not be surprised if the people acted just like they are portrayed.
Ahmed Adam i never wrote any movie review before, but I felt that it's too bad to let someone else suffer by watching it. the movie star was a disaster and totally fake. i think any other actor could've played it better than her.if i could give it below 1 as rating i would but unfortunately, 1 is the least. 2 hours wasted for nothing.
SnoopyStyle It's 15th century France. Joan of Arc (Milla Jovovich) is the teenage warrior leading the fight against the English.This is Luc Besson's grand take on the heroine Joan of Arc with lots of gusto. Milla Jovovich certainly has the crazed intensity of a zealot. Sometimes, it drifts towards camp. Considering she got the job because she was married to Luc Besson at the time, it could have gone a lot worst.The basic storyline is well known. The best parts of the story happens midway in the movie. That's where the big battle scenes occur. Certainly the battles are big especially for using real action in modern movies. After the battles, the story drags as she gets captured and tried. It may be better to climax the film with the big win in Orléans. Keep the slower parts as a postscript.