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40 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyGenuinely spectacular and historically quite respectable, Ridley Scott's latest epic is at its strongest in conveying the savagery spawned by fanaticism.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttFulfills the requirements of grand-scale moviemaking while serving as a timely reminder that in the conflict between Christianity and Islam it was the Christians who picked the first fight.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliKingdom of Heaven may have problems, but it delivers.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversOdd as it is to say, Kingdom of Heaven loses its momentum the more Balian gets religion.
- 70TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissThe battle skirmishes here mix sudden violence with slow-motion artistry. The attractive cast can sell an obsession or articulate a conundrum with equal fervor.
- 70Dallas ObserverBill GalloDallas ObserverBill GalloSo, if you want to see this loud but rather ordinary epic, don't expect its tricked-up cultural and theological messages to carry much water. For entertainment value, it's hard to beat the climactic siege of Jerusalem, a Ridley Scott-perfect half-hour that matches anything in "Troy" or "Gladiator" for sheer, bloody, helmet-bashing mayhem.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanScott, working from a script by William Monahan, is so busy balancing our sympathies, making sure no one gets offended, that he has made a pageant of war that would have gotten a thumbs-up from Eleanor Roosevelt.
- 60EmpireEmpireA frustratingly thin epic. You're left wanting more exposition, more character development, the tidying up of loose ends.
- 60The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneOne imagined that a movie about the Crusades would be gallant and mad; one feared that it might stoke some antiquated prejudice. But who could have dreamed that it would produce this rambling, hollow show about a boy?
- 60Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe movie does what any self-respecting politician would do: sidestep the issues, soft-pedal mortal costs, talk a fat game, and divert your attention away from history with exercises in spectacle and power.