Bloom mauled by US critics, loved by UK ones

Orlando Bloom has been mauled by American critics of his new movie Kingdom of Heaven, who have dubbed him a "surfer boy trying to be serious".

Director Ridley Scott took a gamble handing the Lord of the Rings star his first leading role - but reviews of his role as a blacksmith who becomes a knight sucked into the 12th century crusades, have not been kind.