Kingdom of Heaven
Just got back from this movie and I enjoyed it. To me it confirms that Ridley Scott is one of the more consistantly good directors of our time. It isn't as good as Gladiator, but still pretty good.
I was positively surprised about Orlando Bloom's performance. Frankly that was the one thing which worried me the most about this movie, seeing his mediocre performances in Black Hawk Down and Pirates of the Carribean, but he really did a good job.
The sets and the effects were good as always with Ridley Scott movies. I think they did a good job with the CGI, making it look at least somewhat realistic.
Most of all it felt like the movie didn't get bogged down like many historical epics get. The running time is 2.5 hours and I felt that was a good length for the story told.
All in all I'd give it a B+ I think. What do you guys think?
Swede
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