Kingdom of Heaven - (Scott;2005;USA) - ***1/2
A blacksmith's estranged father takes him on a journey to Jerusalem where he must serve King Baldwin IV, a leper king who is trying to keep a peace between the Christians and the Muslims; however Christian extremists and Templar Knights want war.
A beautiful film that just barely had the potential to be greater then Gladiator. This is sullied by a cardboard performance by Orlando Bloom, which is almost compensated for by the rest of the cast. Jeremy Irons is excellent and Neeson is great as well. As Omar stated this film strongest area is it's beauty, the cinematography combined with the music. The only problems I had was Bloom and I thought the story went a little too fast in the first hour or so. Otherwise this is a great film that could've been better.