Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 184
Fresh: 72 | Rotten: 112
Although it's an objective and handsomely presented take on the Crusades, Kingdom of Heaven lacks depth.
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 39
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 19
Although it's an objective and handsomely presented take on the Crusades, Kingdom of Heaven lacks depth.
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Movie Info
Ridley Scott directed this epic-scale historical drama inspired by the events of the Crusades of the 12th century. Balian (Orlando Bloom) is a humble French blacksmith who is searching for a reason to go on after the death of his wife and children. Balian is approached by Godfrey of Ibelin (Liam Neeson), a fabled knight who has briefly returned home after serving in the East. Godfrey informs Balian that he is his true father, and urges the blacksmith to join him as he and his forces journey to
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Cast
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Orlando Bloom
Balian -
Eva Green
Sibylla -
Jeremy Irons
Tiberias -
David Thewlis
Hospitaler -
Brendan Gleeson
Reynald -
Marton Csokas
Guy de Lusignan -
Michael Sheen
Priest -
Liam Neeson
Godfrey -
Edward Norton
King Baldwin IV -
Ghassan Massoud
Saladin -
Alexander Siddig
Nasir -
Khaled Nabawy
Mullah -
Kevin Mckidd
English Sergeant -
Velibor Topic
Almaric -
Jon Finch
Patriarch -
Ulrich Thomsen
Templar Master -
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Village Sheriff -
Iain Glen
Richard Coeur de Lion -
Giannina Facio
Saladin's Sister -
Philip Glenister
Squire -
Eriq Ebouaney
Firuz -
Shane Attwooll
Reynald's Templar Knigh... -
Jouko Ahola
Odo -
Angus Wright
Richard's Knight -
Karim Saleh
Saracen Messenger -
Nasser Memarzia
Muslim Grandee -
Martin Hancock
Gravedigger -
Bronson Webb
Apprentice -
Steven Robertson
Angelic Priest -
Nathalie Cox
Balian's Wife -
Michael Shaeffer
Young Sergeant -
Lofti Yahya Jedidi
Old Ibelin Housekeeper -
Samira Draa
Sibylla's Maid -
Matthew Rutherford
Rider -
Emilio Doorgasingh
Saracen Engineer -
Peter Cant
Peasant Boy -
Michael Fitzgerald
Humphrey
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All Critics (197) | Top Critics (43) | Fresh (72) | Rotten (112) | DVD (38)
As Balian and his people withstand the might of Saladin's fiery projectiles, siege towers and the usual computer-generated swarm of soldiers, it's hard not to think we're really watching The Lord of the Rings IV: Legolas Defends Jerusalem.
Top CriticIs Orlando Bloom enough of a star to sustain a $100 million costume drama? The answer turns out to be yes.
Since we barely know what's at stake -- we're too confused and bored to care -- all this fighting means nothing to us, and yet Scott still hopes to rev us up with it.
Considerably more ambitious and significantly less satisfying than Gladiator.
An epic about Christian crusaders who happen to be liberal humanists willing to die for the sake of religious tolerance. That's just ... weird.
Mostly uninvolving; a movie you admire for its craft rather than enjoying for its passion.
Cinema's least potent leading man, Orlando Bloom, stinks up the screen in Ridley Scott's unsatisfying "epic" about the Crusades...
Kingdom of Heaven is profoundly relevant for our troubled times.
... an extraordinary work of art, a plea for religious tolerance that works because of sheer filmmaking prowess and good, old-fashioned storytelling. (Director's Cut)
One of the more violent films in recent memory. But maybe the violence serves a purpose-it keeps your mind off the inanities of the plot.
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Kingdom inevitably invites comparisons to Gladiator, Scott's last major epic. But it is a better film, partly because it does less violence to the history.
Kingdom of Heaven has little going for it outside of its lavish and gory battle sequences.
...the movie survives its lackluster star and cluttered plot, thanks largely to director Ridley Scott, who makes most of the goings-on fun while we're sitting through them.
There's an audience for "Kingdom of Heaven" it's just difficult to know where to find them.
Kingdom of Heaven isn't quite the next Gladiator with a fair share of boring moments, but it tries hard
In the end, Bloom shows promise, Scott's work still impresses, and the epic film lives to fight another day.
Any film daring to touch upon the rivalry of the children of Abraham deserves to be appreciated for its candor & for its delicacy. Plus, come on, it's Ridley Scott.
dives into the middle of a political-religious morass and still manages to avoid any significant implications
Where have all the world conquerors gone?
Most of the actors have elected to play their knights like crotchety Western gunslingers, a bizarre choice that blows a good deal of fresh air into the stuffy pageantry.
Ridley Scott shies from addressing faith.
So much attention has been spent on making a big, lavish piece of Oscar bait that the soul of the movie is completely ripped out.
"Kingdom of Heaven" isn't what I'd been praying for from Ridley Scott.
... Flawed, but Scott is such an accomplished filmmaker that he is still able to shape it into an entertaining picture.
Once Liam Neeson's noble knight Godfrey exits, Orlando Bloom's lightweight Balian can't carry this message-heavy lecture.
Audience Reviews for Kingdom of Heaven
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- Saladin: A king does not kill a king. Were you not close enough to a great king to learn by his example?
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- Sibylla: There will be a day when you will wish you had done a little evil to do a greater good.
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- Godfrey: Be brave in the face of your enemies. Be upright so that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. That is your oath, [slaps Balian] and that is so you remember it. Rise a Knight, and a Baron of Ibelin.
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- Sibylla: Sometimes it is better to do a lesser evil to do a greater good.
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- Balian: What could a king ask of a man like me?
- Godfrey: A better world than has ever been seen. A kingdom of conscience. A kingdom of heaven.
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- Balian: You go to where the men speak Italian, and then continue until they speak something else.
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