Reviews

The fact that I have given this a five, don't let that put you off. If you have seen the mini series and read (and reread) the book then there is going to be nothing new in this for you.

If you haven't see the series or read the book then you are going to love the film.

The only thing that I had a problem with was the love "triangle". But its different and all that. No problem.

looks very good though.

Marven is cool.

The Heart of Gold is very cool.

i think that this is the 11th line.

This morning as I was getting up for work, my boyfriend called me and said that some friends of ours had tickets to "kingdom of Heaven". I thought ..o.k it's free and said yes.

I have never been bored so badly that I wished that I has stayed at home.

The characters were good, all that you had to do was look at the cast of actors. I must admit that I did have my reservations about Orlando Bloom, but he did a good job of it. My hat's off to you. But in saying that you never felt that they were actually interacting with each other. They didn't seem to have any affect on each other. it's strange but they managed to pull it off.

The direction was good, it wasn't brilliant, it was just good. But the best direction was the battle scenes.

The script was minimalist.

The Muslims were portrayed well, as they should be. They were the superpower of that time. I'm not versed in the fall of Jerusalem but it seems historically accurate; but I am open to correction.

What was the most disappointing thing was the length of the film. It was far too long. The setup of Balian (Orlando Bloom) is done twice and it just waists time and you loose interest. The father/son relationship between Godfrey (Liam Neeson)/Balian (Orlando Bloom) is none existent and the fact that they have just met and Godfrey raped his mother isn't explored at all. Balian kills a priest and of we go to Jerusalem. I'm just impressed that he knew where Italy was (was till you see it, you understand). The relationship of Balian and Sibylla is build over a cup of water and has only one scene to advanced it. Nothing that is discussed in that scene if followed through, but they still end up in bed.

Relationships are setup and then forgotten. People seem to react to nothing, King Baldwin (Edward Norton), who is a leper and is dying, - I didn't know it was him till now - doesn't kill Guy de Lusigan (Marton Csokas)on the word of Balian (Orlando Bloome) even though they all know that when Guy becomes King, because he's married to the Kings sister Sibylla (Eva Green), the fist thing that he is going to do is attack the Muslim and destroy Christian Jerusalem. The templers are the only ones that have any kind of motivation, crude and simple as it my be.

There was one unintentional comic moment. Balian (Orlando Bloom) is talking with Sibylla (Eva Green) about why she married Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas) who is the bad guy, so Balian asks "..was Guy forced upon her", The thing is that Guy is pronounced Gee and in Ireland Gee is slang for....well....a woman's genitals. All of the Irish at the film started laughing. that was the nail in the coffin of this movie for me.

I think that if you want to see this movie wait till it comes out on DVD and then see it. Not as good as Gladiator. Better luck next time.