The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
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- Summary: As young girl in the 15th century, Joan (Jovovich) receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.
- Director: Luc Besson
- Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History, War
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Positive: 12 out of 33
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Mixed: 18 out of 33
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Negative: 3 out of 33
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100Such a sour, mindlessly inflated experience that seeing it may temporarily put you off historical movies.
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80If all history lessons were this stylish, elementary school would have been a better place.
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60It's all overblown: too much music, too much cutting, too much zooming, too much computerized special effects, too much clanky symbolism that never works.
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38Jovovich, Besson's 24-year-old ex-wife, hasn't a clue how to project shadings, interior emotions, character or personality. Everything's in a full screech.
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Positive: 2 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 5 out of 8
