I still can’t get over the fact that he’s only a year older than I am. Orlando has made such an impact on acting it feels like he’s been around a lot longer than he has. While I haven’t seen some of his earlier work, I was suckered into knowing who he was when Lord of the Rings came out. After all, who wasn’t drooling over the hottie elf boy?

Since that role it’s hard to find movies with him where he’s contemporary and relaxed. Bloom excels in period work though I could certainly understand if he ever decided to avoid it for the rest of his career. While he wasn’t well known when he was wearing fatigues in Black Hawk Down; he has since been seen wearing anything from tights to frocked coats and everything else in-between.

Bloom continues to walk the fine line stardom. As a younger actor the people he’s worked with is astonishing. Working beside Ian McKellen and Viggo Mortensen in Lord of the Rings is incredible. Then to move on and work with Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean only speaks highly of his abilities. He appears to have learned something from everyone he’s worked with.

Stepping away from the actor as a whole, I have to admit my favorite role is not one of his biggest trilogies but the work he did with Ridley Scott in Kingdom of Heaven. The film itself is epic, and I’m not talking about the type here. The character of Balian is one the viewer can relate to. I’m not sure there’s another actor who could have pulled off the character like Bloom did, walking the emotional scope of angst and loss to the final hope that finds him.

With the work done in PotC: At World’s End, however, I have to say I am fully amazed with the real depth of the character Will Turner. He’s definitely more than just a pretty face competing with Depp’s Sparrow for the sighs and coos of the ladies in the audience. I need to see it again so I can break my rules and review it.

In the meantime Bloom is taking a bit of time off from the silver screen to act on the London stage. IMDB has his next film release down as rumored for the film Pompeii, and I’m certainly not going to complain about seeing the man in period dress again if the rumors are true.

Think I’ll go get PotC: Dead Man’s Chest watched so I can get the review up.