The movie isn't historically accurate, but that is the least of its problems.

Rating: 3/10 (16 August 2010)

As many have said this movie isn't historically accurate. What most haven't told you, is that is the least of this movie's problems.
The story was clichÃ© and predictable. Which is fine for many popcorn action flicks, but for a historical epic, you expect to be told a fresh story that makes you feel something. Braveheart was a great movie, even though it wasn't historically accurate at all. Braveheart and moving scenes and gave you something you weren't expecting.
The characters were either bland or simply poorly developed. You never got attached to any of the characters, so it was hard to really feel for them. Mel Gibson's family was a big part of the movie yet we knew little about them. Only Heath Ledger's character even got legitimate time for the audience to know him. His relationship with his wife to be was rushed and you knew little of their history or why they fell for one another. Mel Gibson's relationship with his ex wife's sister was laughable, and seemed to be thrown in just so Mel could have a kissing scene.
All of the characters in Mel's group were just thrown in except for his French sidekick who did get at least some time for development. That was really the problem with this movie. Few of the characters were developed properly, and their relationship towards each other was done poorly by the filmmakers. It is hard to get excited about a movie when you don't feel for any of the characters like this movie.