The Mission

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2004 Filmcritic.com

Roland Joffé's historical effort is all eye candy, no soul. But what eye candy it is! This star-studded endeavor is unfortunately muddy, telling the story of the religion-and-slavery-tinged war of Spain vs. Portugal vs. natives in 1750s South America. The movie eventually picks up steam but leaves the cast behind; performances by Jeremy Irons and Robert De Niro are alternately great and stilted.

Rating

3.0 out of 5 Stars

  • Director: Roland Joffé
  • Producer: Fernando Ghia, David Puttnam
  • Screenwriter: Robert Bolt
  • Stars: Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Liam Neeson
  • MPAA Rating: PG

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