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Jamie Foxx
Chris Cooper
Jennifer Garner
Jason Bateman
Jeremy Piven
Ali Suliman

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FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury is charged with the task of capturing a terrorist in Saudi Arabia. They quickly find that the local police and politicians are not about to help.

01/30/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

camera work sucks

I see people have complained about the hand-held camera and how it gave them a headache trying to follow all the action on screen. I thought they might be exaggerating.

They weren't.

What good is a film, well-made or poorly-made, if it gives you a headache? This is ridiculous. I totally agree with all the reviewers who were annoyed by this. It took away from any enjoyment I was getting from this movie. Consider yourself very lucky if this film doesn't hurt your eyes and head.

However, you still have one other major hurdle: the story! It starts off fine and even 60 percent through, I had no complaints but once the long rescue scene begins, the credibility of this story goes right down the dumper. This is big-time "Rambo" material in which the good guys hit everything they fire at ...

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1.5/4 

02/09/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

A Thoughtful, Underrated War Film

People easily label this as an action film but behind the shotguns and grenades lies great sadness. Although the action sequences are jaw-dropping, I found myself deeply touched by the deep silences between the characters, especially at the end of the film. Sure, the film provokes anger and pro-war sentiments but I think all of that is merely the surface. By the time the credits started rolling, I realized that the message is that both ends of the war are losing no matter what. Both sides have families dying and both sides have their own agendas. The one thing that they have in common is their hands are tainted with blood and there is no going back. I think everyone did a good job in this picture. It must not have been easy to tackle a film like this, nor is it hard to swallow. The reason...

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3/4 

10/19/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

The Kingdom: Action film issues cultural challenge

The Kingdom, directed by Peter Burg, is everything that viewers expect from an action-packed, violent, crime-solving film- and a lot that they won't expect. Amidst a riveting crime investigation with plenty of danger and edge-of-your-seat thrills, The Kingdom also carries powerful cultural messages about diversity by challenging stereotypes about race, gender, and Middle-Eastern culture.

In the film, a terrorist attack on an American compound in Saudi Arabia kills over 100 men, women, and children. FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) manages to get himself and his team (Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, and Jason Bateman) into Saudi Arabia to investigate the scene. With only five days to solve the crime, they find that they are unwelcome and their investigative efforts are severe...

09/18/2007 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

KILL THEM ALL!!

Wow, someone wanted to make another Syriana, but with more stuff being blown up. The difference was instead of George Clooney's fingernails missing at the end of the movie, mine were. However, it was after the movie. I was so bored with the discussion after that I started picking my fingernails.

My favorite Chris Cooper movies are those where he is unrecognizable due to his character being off the wall. When I recognized him, I knew this movie was in serious trouble.

You could tell the writer was smart, but you could also tell that the audience didn't care and just wanted to see stuff blown up.

It was a little emotional. In fact a sequence in the beginning really choked me up. But refused to let the "bandaids on mouth scene" (You'll know it when you see it) get to me.

Jennif...

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2/4