I wanted to like this movie... I must confess, I went into this movie REALLY wanting to like it. I had heard bad reviews, but thought, 'hey, I don't always agree with critics...' Anyway, I was deeply disappointed. I was left wondering whether the filmmaker or cast wanted us to believe Jeanne, or if they wanted us to think she was a lunatic. Milla played Jeanne as furtive, flighty and explosive. Dustin Hoffman's character came out of nowhere without explanation. John Malkovich, one of my favorite actors, played an empty, shallow character, and disappeared from the story near the end without a resolution for his character. One might argue that the Dauphin was shallow, but I mean the character was one-dimensional. Also, the movie was excessively gory. I was ready for an epic, and instead saw a weak film that left me with more questions than answers or entertainment.