The Mission Movie Review
The Mission Review
"The Mission" Overview
Rating: PG
1986
Cast and Crew
Director : Roland JofféProducer : Fernando Ghia,David Puttnam
Screenwiter : Robert Bolt
Starring : Robert De Niro,Jeremy Irons,Ray McAnally,Aidan Quinn,Cherie Lunghi,Ronald Pickup,Chuck Low,Liam Neeson
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.
Reviewer: Christopher Null
