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The greatest movie ever made..!

Simply A Masterpiece

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The Good: Some nice visuals of Saladin's siege of Jerusalem. A likeable hero-figure. Some attempt (for a typical Hollywood Product) at period authenticity. In the end, if you understand, the message of the film is correct.The Bad: Makes the Crusades into a soap opera. They were much more complex than that. Most of the Crusaders who were nobles were in it for riches and lands to conquer. They were far tougher and better warriors than is shown in the film. The poor were in it for salvation. The whole area had changed hands every 500 years previously, so anyone claiming to be the 'rightful owner' was in jeopardy. The Muslims were just the latest tide that had come in. Now the Crusaders wanted some of the action. Kingdom of Heaven is an action movie at the beginning and the end, with the large middle section a lot of talking in dark rooms. The inevitable story of a commoner who becomes a prince and of course gets the girl who is a princess is shallow. The plot seems borrowed from Gladiator, and a few other classics.

Ridley Scott made an obvious mistake here. I watched this film long time ago. What I got from seeing this drool, was a sour feeling of being bored. I have tried the Director's Cut. My. Three excruciating hours of utter doom. Everything is wrong in this movie -the cast, with Orlando Bloom being the worst offender, and Eva Green little more than an average bore. The setting, with its awful false tonality, epic mediocrity and inescapable feeling of clichés. We saw this all before time and again. Why suffer this horrid boredom-fest, which never rises above dull or gray. My, even such awesome stars as Liam Neeson or Jeremy Irons could be so miserable and so flat as here. Battle scenes? Only if you didn't watch much better Lord Of The Rings fights. Love story. Come on, boring trite banality. On top of that all, terrible plot holes, jumps and a cream of the crop - ;laughable accents that make you cringe. Truly, a crime of a film

Ridley Scott's latest historical epic is a real disappointment for those of us who considered GLADIATOR to be a modern classic. KINGDOM OF HEAVEN is everything that film wasn't; it's over-long, poorly acted, and often sloppy when it comes to the editing and scripting. A two and a half hour adventure film that barely contains any decent action is truly disgraceful, and this slow-paced effort often takes the biscuit. The trailers cram in just about every battle the film contains, making it look exciting throughout, but after the first half hour the interest wanes and the viewers are left squirming in their seats, facing one irrelevant sequence after another.The highlight of the film for me is a stunning siege sequence in which the Arabs lay waste to Jerusalem, utilising Greek fire and siege engines to storm and breach the walls. The pyrotechnic effects are wonderful and the sheer spectacle of this moment equals that of RETURN OF THE KING. However, this occupies only fifteen minutes of the movie, and, like ROTK, there are multiple layered endings which really test the patience. The film incorporates a useless love interest with no acting talent whatsoever, and for some reason keeps cutting back to her face during the battle, really ruining the excitement. Scott seems like an amateur here with little real talent.As for the hero, Bloom is adequate in the role but a little too mock-serious, a little boring. His speech sequences are the worst in the movie and should have been cut. However, he has a stellar supporting cast, including heavyweight support from Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons; Brendan Gleeson pops up again, and this time goes way over the top. Edward Norton is unrecognisable as the sympathetic leper king whilst Marton Csokas is a slimy templar bad guy who just disappears towards the end of the movie.The action sequences are like those in most modern Hollywood offerings, sharply edited so you can't make out much what's going on, and aside from a couple of sequences the violence is limited to blood spraying in the air. The sound effects are actually decent though, complemented by an effective score, so expect lots of sweeping music and clashing steel as the film plays out. The visuals are also spectacular with fabulous, huge sets and beautiful scenery. However, the problem is that Scott goes out of his way to make this film seem 'epic', and it's clearly not, just a tiresome moralising story about religion with some half-hearted action added in.

For two weeks now I've been completely obsessed by this movie. I'm not even a fan of these epic, historical titles, but just as Gladiator, this movie is anything but.Sure, it could be easily mistaken for one as it offers stunning visuals, historical facts and names, but straying from real events wasn't just in the way to make movie great - its more about facing the mistakes and learning a lesson.While it could be seen as anti-Christian and in some ways even pro-Islamic, that cant be further from the truth - for most part, Crusades were a farce, only few of them were there for a right reasons after all, and this movie points that clearly. Yes, it does portrait Great Saladin as this calm and tolerant leader, but it features some lot less too, and we see that he promised to conquer Jerusalem again, he even receives a threats to do so or else..So don't be confused - its one thing to criticize Crusades and other entire Christianity, which in no case is happening here.What else this movie offers? This incredible dreamscape of Kingdom of Heaven, a place to find yourself, your believes, your destiny! It showcases all these great mysteries of life and ideas of solving problems. From romance to courage, from honor to principles, it just works in deep, deep layers and it works days later after you watched movie.Soundtrack is just as brilliant, and listening to it afterwards just making you to go back to the movie.Casting wise, there's no mistake here, and Liam Neeson, Edvard Norton and Eva Green are on spot here. Heck, I even found respect for Bloom - hes doing just fine and one cant deny hes handsome and attractive.This is experience that you either will understand or you wont, its as simple as that. It works great as movie, but for me it goes a lot further than that - into this great possibility for eventual happier ending for Kingdom of Heaven. Its all about it - a place for everyone who are willing to accept everything and free will to decide it.