Yeah i thought it was pretty good myself. Didnt know much about the whole event that happened during that time until I saw the movie (must be a few years too young) but i liked the way it semi-explained how one of the sides (the anti-islam, european) of the battles thought. I think they wanted to spark some political feelings in many of the scenes, and although i realize their intention was to be one-sided, I still would have liked to see how the Arabs themselves were seeing the situation and making it "just" in their minds. But thats a minor point, Overall I walked out of the movie theatre pretty satsified for having bought a ticket.