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The Kingdom [2007]
from Universal Pictures UK
starring Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman, Jeremy Piven
directed by Peter Berg

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

Set in Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom is a political action thriller with good acting and wonderful visuals. Its so-so script, though, at times meanders aimlessly until a good explosion jolts the viewer's attention back to the screen. Jamie Foxx stars as FBI special agent Ronald Fleury, who leads an elite team into Saudi Arabia to find the terrorists who attacked American employees working in the Middle East. He has been given the unlikely deadline of five days to infiltrate the compound, with just his wit and his crew, which includes forensics expert Janet Mayes (Jennifer Garner), explosives guru Grant Sykes (Chris Cooper), and intelligence analyst Adam Leavitt (Jason Bateman). It's unclear how helpful smarmy U.S. diplomat Damon Schmidt (Jeremy Piven) will be, but Fleury knows enough to surmise that the media-hungry Schmidt might not be completely trustworthy. Foxx and Garner have wonderful screen presence, but it's Bateman and Piven who get the best lines. Director Peter Berg peppers The Kingdom with actors he has worked with in the past. Berg, who guest-starred on Alias opposite Garner, casts Tim McGraw in a small role here. (The country singer also had a co-starring role in Berg's 2004 film Friday Night Lights.) And Kyle Chandler and Minka Kelly--two of Berg's lead actors from the Friday Night Lights television series, , make appearances in The Kingdom. The action sequences he creates are impressive and generate a sense of panic that The Kingdom producer Michael Mann (Miami Vice) undoubtedly applauds. While a tauter script would've rounded out the action nicely, the action in many cases does speak for itself. --Jae-Ha Kim

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Kingdom
  I thought this was a really good movie. Always nice to see a bit of asskickery going on, and this movie really delivers. However it also shows a more human side with the introduction of Colonel Al Ghazi and his story. Jamie Foxx (Stealth, Ray) gives an impressive performance alongside Jennifer Garner(Alias, Daredevil) Jason Bateman (Hancock, Arrested Development) and Chris Cooper (Jarhead, The Patriot). I would recommend this one for the guys and gals.

• Awful
  Worst film I have seen this year. What on earth is Jamie Foxx doing in this mindless pile of rubbish?
  The film opens with this 2 minute potted history of Saudi Arabia -with lots of flashing images and snippets of newsreel. Basically the upshot of this is that there is oil in Saudi Arabia. The fact the filmakers believe this important information gives you an idea of the core audience - i.e. idiots. Whenever a new character enters the screen, they either introduce themselves by name and by job title, or... more info

• Hollywood's Favourite Villains!
  Yes another film about those Arab bad guys getting taught a lesson by the American good guys that save the day and of course become heroes...(yawn!)
  This time 4 Americans go into Saudi Arabia and kill 100's of Arabs and go home heroes without barely a scratch...(that is basically the storyline)
  Oh and also there is the Islamophobia which every good Hollywood film depicting Muslims must have.
  There is a scene where one of the Americans is reading "The Complete Idiot's Guide to The Koran" and... more info

• laughable american flagwaving
  at its worst.despite some decent action this is insulting dross which is nothing more than a feel good project for a bunch of people who want to be taken seriously

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