content: Mickey Rourke as St. Francis Of Assisi? I don't think so. This is one of the strangest pairings of actor and role, and while this may sometimes produce an unexpected surprise, this film is not one. There are many words that can be used to describe Rourke, but spiritual is not one of them, and it shows in this film - mumbling one's lines does not equate to piety. The movie plods along at almost two hours, and, in addition to being overlong, there is no sense of how much time has lapsed from one scene to the next, which destroys the film's cohesion and can, at times, be quite confusing. Good intentions do not necessarily make for a good film, and Francesco proves that.