Product: The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (Region 2) (1999)
Rating: 3.0
Jovovich is great, but the movie is poor
Yes, Jovovich is a great actress. Yes, the battle scences give a good impression of what war was like back then. But the story is LOOSELY based on Joan of Arc's true story, and the truth here is better than fiction. So many errors and additions to the true story, that the title should be renamed. This is not the story of Joan of Arc. I would rate it higher if it did not pretend to be the story of Joan of Arc, as Jovovich really does some powerful acting, even if the script was wrong, and the battle scenes will leave a lasting impression on your mind. But I was so disappointed otherwise. The version with Leelee Sobieski captured the story better, much better; it stilled conveyed the question whether Joan was dillusional or actually was a messenger of God without having to badly distort the real story. Leelee Sobieski, another great actress, was a much more believeable Joan of Arc. Jovovich played another character -- she played that other character well, but it wasn't Joan of Arc.