I strongly recommend this movie: the cast, special effects and acting are excellent. Orlando Bloom has an exceptional performance. It is historically very accurate and objective: most of the characters were real people and the portrait of Saladin the Islamic leader is outstanding. It also presents the dualism that was the main engine for the crusades: the materialism, the bad side that we are continuously reminded in the media and the idealism: Jerusalem not as a real city but an ideal to strive for: the Kingdom of Heaven. The movie has as a background the historical clash between Islam and Christianity that started since the birth of the former and where Christianity was most on the time on the defensive until the Crusades came about. This movie is a must for people who like history, epic movies, good acting and of course Orlando Bloom.