It looks great

Rating: 7/10 (12 September 2003)

'The Mission' looks so beautiful that you almost forget the other things that can make a movie good or bad. That the story isn't that great and that some things don't make much sense is too bad but there is enough here to enjoy. The cinematography of the beautiful nature is great. Every shot has something beautiful in it. The music composed by Ennio Morricone is great as well.
We also have Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons with nice performances. The movie was directed by Roland Joffé who directed the great 'The Killing Fields' and he does a nice job here as well, most of the time. The fighting sequence in the end was hard to follow. Like I said the story is not that great either but it will not bore you at all. If you like one of the actors and beautiful nature you will definitely like this movie. Otherwise you might like it as well, but that is not sure.