Product: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Region 2) (1999)
Rating: 1.0
This movie deserves to be burned at the stake!
I haven't seen this movie since it came out at the theaters, but what I do remember is walking out on the movie. I see, on average, at least 2 movies per week - just because we like movies. Many of them have been great, most reasonably entertaining, a few real stinkers, but I have only walked out on two movies. The first was "Highlander 2", which was a great disapointment since we loved "Highlander" 1 and the second was "The Messenger".What I remember about the movie was wondering if the star had slept with someone to get the part, she was that awful. All she seemed to do was scream and screech, I can't believe anyone, let alone a king and an army, would follow her into battle.I felt that the writer and director had no respect for Joan d'Arc, the historical person. It wasn't a matter of letting you decide if she was hearing God or was just crazy, they made it very clear she was just plain crazy. They made the character of Joan so unlikeable, you were actually rooting for the English, or at the very least you didn't care what happened to her.Shortly after this movie was released, television released another version "Joan of Arc" starring Leelee Sobieski that was far superior in every way.If you want to spend your money on a copy of Joan of Arc, try to find the TV version.