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| Nov 30, 2008associatedcontent.com
Film making 24/25Cinematography 24/25Audio 22/25Bonus Features 20/25Total 90/100The Kingdom has not only a great story but the film making....cinematography is so well done it really does give you a glimpse into a real world..... ... Full Review
| Nov 28, 2008Monsters and Critics
The film has some problems and feels a bit familiar....Garner and Cooper also deliver solid performances....Fiore and company used a "shaky" camera style of filming that caused some people to have a problem with the movie.... ... Full Review
| Sep 12, 2008Hollywood Reporter, US
That would be fine, if only the movie were more exciting.....It succeeds neither as a pointed political commentary nor as a taut thriller..... ... Full Review
| Aug 28, 2008The Celebrity Cafe
As mentioned earlier, The Kingdom was lacking in the action department.
The Kingdom was captured in a convoluted and frantic way where at times its incomprehensible and the exoticness of its action fails.
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| Jun 01, 2008FilmInk
while Jennifer Garner's forensics examiner suffers from the lingering hangover of her Alias character Sidney Bristow....Foxx and co-star Chris Cooper get lukewarm results with their prototype protagonist characters.... ... Full Review
| Jan 07, 2008DVD MovieGuide
Really little more than a by-the-numbers action flick with unusual circumstances, The Kingdom comes as a serious disappointment.
The movie's clunky opening sequence sets up the connections among various factions, and that section prompts us to think that the film will follow a political point of view
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| Dec 31, 2007Monsters and Critics
it honestly didn't bother me.....He has good chemistry with Foxx....I have read some people did not enjoy the "shaky" camera-look to the film....It is not so much that her performance is bad....the film has a very realistic feeling..... ... Full Review
| Dec 31, 2007Monsters and Critics
it honestly didn't bother me.....did not enjoy the "shaky" camera-look to the film....Barhom is also excellent in the film as a man wanting to serve his country and stop a crime.....The movie has some flaws....good chemistry with Foxx.... ... Full Review
| Dec 26, 2007Film School Rejects
the best action film....some very good deleted scenes....commend director Peter Berg for taking on this project....For a single disc DVD, The Kingdom is well worth your money..... ... Full Review
| Dec 23, 2007ACED Magazine
Gunfire, bombs, blood, loved ones gone in an instant-this is the opening sequence of The Kingdom .
This film takes you behind the scenes, to what appears to be a realistic scenario that might happen or could have happened.
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