A light and entertaining farce.  It’s charm lies in its excellent cast and its refusal to take itself seriously.  The only time I FF’d was when the farcical elements piled on a little too thickly.

FF= 0.5

I enjoyed this.  I know next to nothing about the crusades, so I can’t comment on the film’s historical accuracy, but the leper king of Jerusalem, the Knights Templar, the wise and savvy Saladin all made for a fascinating mix.  Some excellent action.  I recall some reviews being unkind to Orlando Bloom, but he carried me along.  I was engaged.

F= 0.5

I don’t like boxing, but I liked this film.  Overlong, but its depiction of life in the Great Depression is haunting.  I FF’d through the last fight because I’d seen enough boxing for the night.

FF= 0.5

A totally stupid, improbable, impossible, silly, stupid (did I say that already?) movie. And yet … engaging.

FF= 0.5  (As I’ve said before, I can be engaged by crap.)

Stuuuuupid but I kept watching.

FF= 0.5