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Kingdom Of Heaven

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Director Ridley Scott confronts hundreds of years of religious conflict in KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. An epic film set in Europe and the Middle East, the story follows one man's struggle to better himself and the world around him. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a French blacksmith who is mourning the deaths of his wife and baby when his estranged nobleman father (Liam Neeson) arrives and asks him to join the Crusades in Jerusalem. Mindful that conducting the Lord's work will help him atone for his sins, Balian agrees, and embarks on the perilous journey. Along the way, he reveals his gifts of inherent goodness and fair treatment of all human beings. Upon reaching Jerusalem, a city where his meagre beginnings no longer matter, Balian earns respect and fealty, while the evil Guy de Lusignan (Marton Csokas) looks down his aristocratic nose at the former labourer.

Release: 2005
Running Time: 144 min

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  1. Natacha V Natacha V

    bloated

    06 December 2008
    It's not bad exactly, but it's hard not to feel like you've seen it all before. In a similar way to another of Scott's films - American Gangster - Kingdom of Heaven seem to be so self-conscious about aspiring to instant classic status that it forgets to put the work into making it so. Orlando Bloom isn't as bad as has been made out in some reviews but it is true that he perhaps doesn't have enough of a presence to make him compelling enough over the course of the film. Still, it is a blessed relief that Russel Crowe was otherwise engaged when the casting for this film was put together - and in that respect, Bloom does hold the film together. All the battle scenes are suitably epic but, aside from the quite prescient Christians vs. Muslims aspect (which Scott insists should not be read as allegory) there's really nothing new on offer.

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