I'm not even religious...

Rating: 10/10 (20 November 2004)

and yet I still loved this movie. The music, the camera movements and compositions, and the acting are all simply amazing.
It'll be enjoyed more by those people who firmly believe that Joan was in fact sent by God, but there's enough here for the rest of us as well. It is a good movie regardless of what you believe because it draws you into its own world, and keeps you shackled there until the end.
If you're the type of person who notices little details in movies, that's definitely a bonus, because there are a lot of visual metaphors (ex. there is a shadow of a window on the floor that looks like a cross. One of the priests steps over it covers it with his shadow). Also, the use of close-ups means that we really notice every single tiny detail of the (mostly) excellent dramatic performances.
Score: 10/10