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Dominican Rep. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
14,988
Drama
In 1412, a young girl called Jeanne is born in Domrémy, France. The times are hard: The Hunderd Years war with England has been going on since 1337, English knights and soldiers roam the country. Jeanne develops into a very religious young woman, she confesses several times a day. At the age of 13, she has her first vision and finds a sword. When coming home with it, she finds the English leveling her home town. Years after that, in ... [+]
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"The movie is a mess: a gassy costume epic with nobody at the center (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" | NEU |
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"Like Joan herself, the film fares much better in the battles than it does in explaining her predicament and her actions. It's simple and rather bombastic, but it's also hugely effective (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
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"Though Ms. Jovovich's performance dominates the film, she remains pedestrian and underwhelming, with leadership abilities that are noticeably dubious." | NEU |
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"The lack of a plausible leading lady is enough to sink what is otherwise an eye-catching, although heavily '90s-style telling" | NEU |
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"Nothing less than a miracle saved France, The Messenger tells us, and nothing less than a miracle would be needed to rescue this film from itself." | NEG |
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