The very talented Leelee Sobieski stars as Joan of Arc who unites the divided French country and leads the people to freedom.
Powers Booth and Jacqueline Bisset are cast as her parents. The always delightful Neil Patrick Harris is King Charles VII, Robert Loggia and Olympia Dukakis are both here too, as is Shirley MacLaine and Peter O'Toole.
There is a lot I liked in this, and I was enthralled throughout. All the acting is superb, with Sobieski the heart and core of the movie. The movie would not work with a lesser actress carrying the movie. My favourite scenes were the ones Sobieski and NPH shared especially the one early on in the movie. The action scenes are well done and the score is superb as is the song by Charlotte Church.
Recommended.
Powers Booth and Jacqueline Bisset are cast as her parents. The always delightful Neil Patrick Harris is King Charles VII, Robert Loggia and Olympia Dukakis are both here too, as is Shirley MacLaine and Peter O'Toole.
There is a lot I liked in this, and I was enthralled throughout. All the acting is superb, with Sobieski the heart and core of the movie. The movie would not work with a lesser actress carrying the movie. My favourite scenes were the ones Sobieski and NPH shared especially the one early on in the movie. The action scenes are well done and the score is superb as is the song by Charlotte Church.
Recommended.