DVDWEB>REVIEWS>THE MESSENGER : STORY OF JOAN OF ARC

MOVIE FACTS 
RATINGS : DONT' WATCH IT BELOW AVERAGE GOOD EXELLENT PERFECT
GENRE :
HISTORICAL DRAMA
DIRECTOR:
LUC BESSON
CAST :MILLA JOVOVICH, JOHN MALKOVIC, FAYE DUNAWAY, DUSTIN HOFFMAN, VINCENT CASSEL
YEAR :
1999
DISTRIBUTOR:
COLOMBIA PICTURES

VIEW MOVIE TRAILER

MOVIE REVIEW () OUR VISION " TOO BAD THE VISION OF THE STORY IS UNPLEASANT .. "
THIS MOVIE COMES IN ADDITION TO 23 OTHER JOAN OF ARC MOVIE ADAPTATION.
IT'S ABOUT JOAN OF ARC, A YOUNG GIRL WHO CLAIMS BEEING IN CONTACT WITH GOD HIMSELF. AS SHE GROWS UP, SHE TAKES HER DESTINY IN HANDS AND TRY TO UNVEEL WHAT GOD REALLY WANTS FROM HER AND LOOKS FORWARD TO DO IT ,EVEN IF SHE HAS TO LEAD A WAR..
THIS MOVIE GIVES A TOTALLY NEW VISION TO THIS STORY : LUC BESSON'S VISION OF JEANNE D'ARC IS MORE LIKE A FOOL THAN LKE A HEROIN. HE TRIES TO CONVINCE US THAT SHE DIDN'T REALLY SEE THESE VISIONS...BUT, FORTUNATLY, THIS IS ONLY DEVELLOPED IN THE END. THE REST OF THE MOVIE IS SPECTACULAR : LANDSCAPE AND COSTUMES ARE APPROPRIATE. THE PERFECT CAST PLAY PERFECTLY ! JOHN MALKOVIC AND DUSTIN HOFFMAN ARE THE SHINIEST,JOVOVIC IS RATHER NORMAL.
OVERALL,THIS MOVIE IS GOOD BUT A LITTLE TOO LONG FOR THIS STORY.

 

DVD REVIEW ()
The dvd features ONLY SOME THEATRICAL TRAILERS AND SOME SLEAZY PREVIEWS THAT AREN'T REALLY INTERESSTING.IN  OTHER  FEATURES ARE THE BORING CAST BIOS AND THE RATHER-GOOD MUSIC SCORE...
IT'S NOT A GOOD DVD AS EXPECTED

facts :
runtime :
158MIN
languages :
ENGLISH (5.1,DIGITAL)
subtitles :
ENGLISH

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