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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vonlok The Bold" data-source="post: 2238006" data-attributes="member: 29417">The movie was really enjoyable to me.  I did see the faults of it in many places but somehow the whole was equal to much more than the sum of its parts.  If I looked at each individual aspect it would have gotten a 5 or a 6.  But I gave it an 8.Acting - It was all adequate.  There wasn't a bad performance.  There weren't any exceptional performances either, really, but everyone did a suitable job with their parts.Sets/Scenery - Very nicely done.  I especially loved the shots set in Europe.  It could have shown a little more of the vastness in the middle east setting, similar to the way it was done in Lawrence of Arabia.Writing - Not overly sappy which is always a real concern with me.  Some characters seemed 2 dimensional and could have used some more develpment.  More background on the philosphy of the Templars, and Hospitlars, would have filled out the movie and characters a little bit as well.  It was adequate.Direction/editing - Bloom's character did become a master of all trades seemingly quickly and easily, and it was a minor distraction.  It wasn't a huge problem, just something slight that I noticed, and quickly ignored.  It had a slight drag in the middle, and some of the rest of the scenes could have been developed more.The battle scenes were terrific, and fun to watch.  I especially liked the smaller scale battle scene that takes place before Balian ever reaches the holy land.Overall - Like I said above, the whole was greater than the sum of the parts in this movie.  It could just be my own bizarre preference, but I liked it.</blockquote>

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