Review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) by Darren H — 27 Feb 2011

Contains some nifty war action scenes but, man, is the story dopeily told.

This review of Kingdom of Heaven (2005) was written by Darren H on 27 Feb 2011.

Kingdom of Heaven has generally received positive reviews.

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