Kingdom of Heaven
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Saw it on opening night. I give it a B. I was expecting more from a Ridley Scott film, but it's really not a stellar movie.
Entertainment Weekly has a really interesting review of the film -- the critic basically says that it's not exciting enough because you don't know who to root for. The Christians are shown in a sympathetic light at times, and so are the Muslims. So you don't side with anyone in particular (not even with Orlando's character).
I find it ironic that critics complain about movies that villify certain racial or religious groups, but then complain about movies that don't villify anyone enough. We're in a point in time when political correctness is so prized that it interferes with a director's ability to tell an entertaining story.