The Kingdom

this movie makes Saudi Arabia look like downtown Baghdad. there are no explosions or death-defying car chases going on in Riyadh, i can garauntee you. Saudi is one of the safest countries in the Middle East, and although their police force... Full review

After a terrorist attack to an American housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where families and the spy Francis Manner are murdered, FBI agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) blackmails the South Arabian consul to get five days of investigation in... Full review

It can be difficult to write a politcal "non-biased" story of this magnitude considering the current issues in the Middle East, but Peter Berg has suceeded. I thought it was very well written with lots of ACTION, ACTION, AND MORE ACTION!... Full review

let me tell you people something people who say this movie is just another reason for them to hate us.. that's bull *****.. I"m in the military and that is how they are over there.. More than not they are great... Full review

When I saw the trailer, I thought "This is a keeper!" From the title of the movie, I thought I would learn something about the Arabic nations and the mindset of the radical elements of the Muslim world.I bought the... Full review

There is much to like in The Kingdom. Nice performances, a slightly-new take on the buddy-cop story, Jennifer Garner's upper lip, and some excellent action set pieces. However, halfway through watching it, it occurred to me that it would in... Full review

a really bad movie that I even couldn't finish it till the last minute ... The typical American Heroes type of film where the heroes NEVER DIE ... Four American FBI agents were able to fight a wholly-armed Saudi neighborhood and... Full review

Peter Berg's "The Kingdom" is a thrilling movie, that's out of the question. The problem is that it doesn't really know whether it primarily wants to be an action movie or a political comment.It starts out well enough. The gripping... Full review

I went into this movie hoping it wouldn't be a cheap shot at either the US Government or the people in the Middle East and I wasn't disappointed. The introduction that outlines the history between Saudi Arabia and the United... Full review

This film has a great opening act: a terrorist attack on an American housing compound in Saudi Arabia leaves many people, mostly US citizens, dead. The FBI investigates all incidents where US citizens die, but the politics of the Middle... Full review

For its attempt to be realistic of American role in foreign affairs and understating the bluster of action movies, 'The Kingdom' is worth a watch. But there are greater issues at stake and 'The Kingdom' doesn't flinch in its depiction of the futility of American intent. ... Full Review

Of the upcoming battery of films, The Kingdom may be the most unobjectionable, accessible and ultimately, most entertaining. The final half hour of The Kingdom is jaw dropping. You may find it impossible to breathe. ... Full Review

The theater was at about 70% capacity, which seems about right since the marketing has been limited except for a few trailers that have popped up over the past year.The Kingdom is the latest film by director/ sometimes actor, Peter Berg. It was nice to see Coach and Lyla in a couple of scenes.When our contingent of FBI investigators reach the Kingdom, the movie focuses on their investigation of who orchestrated the terrorist attack. ... Full Review

The Kingdom is that, and more, and deserves a look. The remainder of the film is a fine crime thriller that keeps you on your toes and, often, at the edge of your seat.The Kingdom is a fine ensemble film where all the players work closely together to knit together a compelling crime drama and first-rate shoot em up. ... Full Review

The brilliance of The Kingdom is there. And that most certainly is directed at the audience, because the characters weve come to care about and root for are never even aware of it: they are complicit in the attitudes that, in the end, The Kingdom doesnt so much condemn as merely point out, which is more than enough, for they are attitudes that often go entirely unacknowledged, theyre so much a part of our identity as a culture. ... Full Review

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Synopsis Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx leads an all-star ensemble in a timely thriller that tracks a powder-keg criminal investigation shared by two cultures chasing a deadly enemy ready to strike again in The Kingdom. ... Full Article

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You can picture the scene...Director Peter Berg storms into producer Michael Manns office: Hey Michael, wouldnt it be great to do a homicide procedural investigation in the most hostile circumstances like Saudi Arabia? ... Full Article