The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

(Columbia)

Luc Besson has Milla Jovovich intent on saving the world -- what she can't rescue is this ill-conceived epic. As the 15th-century butt kicker who led the French army to victory at Orléans, only to be later burned at the stake, the armor-clad Jovovich does little more than scream at the troops. Just as it seems the virgin warrior will never take to the stake, Dustin Hoffman shuffles forth as the personification of her conscience. Enduring this movie: now that's martyrdom.