Review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) by Fred Topel for About.com — 04 May 2005

Kingdom of Heaven makes Alexander look like Ben-Hur... It's just CNN with CGI.

This review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) was written by Fred Topel and published by About.com on 04 May 2005.

Kingdom of Heaven has generally received positive reviews.

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By Reece L (510) on 21 Oct 2017

I watched the Directors Cut and I do feel the main problem is that it?s rather boring. 3 hours feels like a chore to get through…

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By Sandro R (75) on 21 Dec 2017

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