Product: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Region 2) (1999)
Rating: 1.0
The worst movie I've ever seen.
This is easily the worst movie I've ever seen. I can't believe I paid to see it in a theater. This was even worse than when I paid $25 (I was in Japan) to see Twister. I was surprised to find out that this was a Luc Besson film, because La Femme Nikita was good and The Professional had a lot of soul, too. I think by the time he made the 5th Element, Besson had totally lost his mind and good taste. This movie stunk in a very big way from start to finish. And it was long, it seemed an eternity. There's a few talented actors in the movie (Dustin Hoffman, John Malkovich) but they pretty much stink in it too. Every aspect of the film was bad, but probably the worst was the acting of the young woman who plays Joan. Not only unbelievable, but annoying and unlikeable. Also, the unnecessary violence really left me feeling dirty when the movie was finished. I hope nobody buys or rents this video, not to punish Besson, but simply because nobody should have to sit through this. But of course they will because of the big names in it.