Review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) by Iris F — 06 Dec 2012

I felt the movie was much longer than it needed to be. Other than that the performance was well done.

This review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) was written by Iris F on 06 Dec 2012.

Kingdom of Heaven has generally received positive reviews.

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