Two hours is a long slog through the jungles of South America, but when the cinematography in 1986’s The Mission is so good and the two stars, Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons, are so compelling, it’s worth it. Well, almost. OK, close enough. — John J. Puccio

This beautifully filmed story is something of a downer, and it movies along too slowly for those who require immediate entertainment. But The Mission should be of interest to intellectuals from the fields of anthropology, religion, history, and photography. — Brian Koller

— Would you or would you not have done this?