Kingdom of Heaven (DVD)

Having successfully tackled the Roman era with Gladiator in 2000, Ridley Scott here turns his directing hand to Jerusalem with Kingdom of Heaven (2005). With Russell Crowe his hero in Gladiator, he has Orlando Bloom to work with here as the hero who comes from nothing to lead an army. The Plot In medieval Jerusalem ion the 12th Century, there is unrest during the Crusades. Balian, a blacksmith, travels to Jerusalem to join the quest of Sir Godfrey, and to fulfil his destiny as a Knight. He finds himself leading the defense of the city against the might of Saladin in a tale of deep determination and belief. The Cast and ...

Set just before the Crusade of King Richard, this is the tale of how Jersualem was lost to Saladin. Its a pretty basic story of deception and sword fighting. Its a plesently entertaining film, with some amazing acting from the likes of Jeremy Irons, Eva Green and Edward Norton. However not all the action is that good. Orlando Bloom was rather poor, portraying a more comic and flat performance. This certainly does not work well with the character he is playing, who is supose to be brave and strong. At times when he is supose to be giving a strong noble speach, or words of encouragment, it simply comes off as cheesy. This aside its still fun to ...

Kingdom of Heaven (2005) - FILM ONLY REVIEW Certificate: 15 (UK), R (USA), 15A (Ireland) Running time: 145 minutes (there is also a director’s cut at 194 minutes) Writer: William Monahan Director: Ridley Scott Main cast: Balian – Orlando Bloom Godfrey – Liam Neeson Guy de Lusignan – Marton Csokas Nasir – Alexander Siddig Sibylla – Eva Green Tiberias – Jeremy Irons King Baldwin – Edward Norton Saladin – Ghassan Massoud “Kingdom of Heaven” is the latest historical epic from Ridley Scott, he of “Gladiator” fame (as the DVD packaging and posters like to remind us). I liked ...