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Kingdom of Heaven
Release Date: May 6, 2005
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriter: William Monahan
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Jeremy Irons, David Thewlis,
Brendan Gleeson, Marton Csokas, Liam Neeson, Edward Norton
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
MPAA Rating: R (for strong violence and epic warfare)
Official Website:
KingdomofHeavenmovie.com
Plot Summary: "Kingdom of Heaven" is an epic
adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war. A
stranger in a strange land, he serves a doomed king, falls in love with an
exotic and forbidden queen, and rises to knighthood. Ultimately, he must protect
the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces – while striving to keep a
fragile peace.
Review by Peter Veugelaers © 2005
- Almost phony baloney
In the 12th century, Village blacksmith Balian (a
one-dimensional Orlando Bloom) travels to Jerusalem seeking forgiveness in the
Holy land to purge his sins, after murdering a priest who insults the memory of
his deceased wife. Balian becomes embroiled in the battle for control of
Jerusalem.
Although an historical spectacle, Kingdom of Heaven
is contrived and false in its own way, as well as offering several clichés and a
plodding pace.
Like director Ridley Scott’s Hannibal and Black
Hawk Down this is well-crafted (with special effects laden battle sequences)
but emotionally distant and uninvolving, with Edward Norton’s leprosy ridden
masked King of Jerusalem emblematic of the movie’s emotional mistrust. It is
Kingdom of Heaven’s thoughtful theological rationale which is most striking,
asking questions about God’s will among Muslim-Christian relations, and provides
some truthful observations. The movie is an easily detectable parable and
metaphor for conciliation between Muslim and Christian.
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5 Second Review:
Oh no! Another epic that doesn't live up to it's billing.
This movie is an uncontroversial film about the crusades.... that alone should
tell you how stupid it is.
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