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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 2224839" data-attributes="member: 7883">Well, I wouldn't worry too much....that 44% isn't indicative of the average score, first of all....which is 5.8 on 10.  More importantly, most of these are pre-release reviews, and from minor, minor media, many of whom I don't trust in any case.  The major ones I tend to agree with seem to be scoring it higher.  And if you're just looking for sample size, last I checked, IMDB has something like 600 votes, and is scoring 7.8 on 10.The fact that in several of the reviews, such as the one by the Hollywood Reporter, there are blatant falsehoods that indicate an incomplete/incorrect understanding of history, and that that misunderstanding led to their poor score, seems to discredit those reviews in the first place.  I really like (sarcasm) one reviewer who called the main character, Balian of Ibelin, a flat, fictional character.  From the reading I've been doing, aside from the fact that they made him a blacksmith in the movie, he did exist.  There are genealogical records that refer to him, historical references, everything.In any case, I guess we'll see over the next few days how it turns out.Banshee</blockquote>