Movie review: Kingdom of Heaven

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This movie is better than most in the more even-handed portrayal of Christian and Muslims during the time of the Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem. That said, this is no historically correct epic but its portrayal of combat during that time is at least more realistic than most. The plot is somewhat predictable - peasant discovers secret noble father (or, to be strictly accurate, father discovers him), is recognised in his heritage, turns out to be "truly noble" and then fights with dignity and fairness. Truly, that's about it for the plot.