The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc has built a real following in the UK on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel among viewers who want their action grounded in something real. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. A 6/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. No filler scenes, no spinning wheels between the action. Put it on tonight on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc earns its spot. The choreography in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc serves the story instead of interrupting it. In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death. Milla Jovovich and John Malkovich lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 1999. The geography of every set piece in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc is legible, which is rarer in the genre than it should be. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Action fans who want craft and story alongside the spectacle will find exactly that in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Milla Jovovich anchors the chaos with real screen presence. Every set piece here is doing more than one job at once.