Joan of Arc Reviews

It is rather funny to think that, back in those days, Milla Jovovich was not linked to all these dreadful Resident Evil flicks but she was then Luc Besson's muse, she was even married to the guy for a few years. I'm not sure if this movie was big abroad when it was released but, in France, it was pretty huge and it was a big box-office success if I recall it correctly. For Luc Besson, it would be a turning point in his career. Indeed, up to that point, it was one of the most successful French directors, at least definitely the most ambitious one but, after this flick, he would stop directing for a while and would focus instead on producing a massive number of disposable action flicks for the international market ('The Transporter' , 'Taken', 'Taxi',...). At some point, he would finally go back to directing but none of his recent directing efforts have been really inspired or inspiring so far and it seems that the guy has pretty much lost his touch. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, it is pretty much a typical Besson feature. Indeed, it was very well made, visually quite appealing and there were some decent performances but the whole thing was way too shallow to become really remarkable. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it is worth a look though, especially if you are interested in Luc Besson's work.