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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Name: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Director: Luc Besson
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War
Released: 1999-10-27
Duration: 158 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory

1999 · 2h 38m · Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War

IMDb 6.4 Metacritic 54 RT 31%

Skip it. Luc Besson's 1999 Joan of Arc is a bloated, tonally confused mess that mistakes bombast for profundity—Milla Jovovich's wide-eyed performance and the film's clunky dialogue will test your patience faster than the Hundred Years' War lasted. If you want Joan of Arc done right, find literally any other adaptation.

Plot

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.

Director: Luc Besson

Cast: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory

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