Kingdom of Heaven

Given the quality cast and expert director you could be forgiven for thinking that Kingdom is going to be a superb film. Unfortunately the curse of LOTR means it is near impossible, if not laughably hard, to conceive of Orlando Bloom as anything other than Legolas, which puts things off to a bad start. Not that this is a terrible film, it is just not as terrific as the sum of the parts may suggest. However, if Bloom struggles slightly in his lead role as blacksmith turned heroic Knight; Neeson, Norton and Jeremy Irons do an excellent job of adding weight to this formulaic - but epically stylized ala Scott - Crusade film.