jasonam
Peter Berg's penchant for telling a gripping tale set in the modern world is on full display in The Kingdom. By showing both the American and Saudi perspectives in this fictional yet familiar scenario, Berg elevates an already intense story about an FBI team on a mission to solve a terrorist attack that claimed one of their own.
cinemajesty
SPOILER: Movie Review: " The Kingdom" (2007)Here comes the "war-on-terror" movie opening with a viciously-executed raiding machine guns and grenade attacks onto a peace-loving backyard of baseball-playing employees of the "American Oil Company" operating since 1938 for the Oil's worldwide distribution, when a FBI operative team selection, specialists in their particular fields ranging from forensics over explosives to full-immersive gun-fight combat captured by cinematographer Mauro Fiore directed by Peter Berg, who neglects political issues despite the summarizing animated opening montage on enterprising Oil business background information, when "Patriotism is King" in an fully-accessible mission of retaliation starring Jamie Foxx FBI-initiative squad leader alongside actress Jennifer Garner, keeping shapes since the highly-underrated ninja-action-movie "Elektra" (2005), when a 10-Minute heavy gunfight under an enormously-pressured showdown of rescuing one of their own, given face by Jason Bateman not prepared enough to make a difference in defyable emotionally-restraint contents of a simple-structured original screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, keeping audience under action in loosely, yet entertaining punchlines by supreme support Chris Cooper as weaponizing special agent Grant Sykes, unable to come to high beats under Peter Berg's competent, nevertheless unusual emotionless directions; this action-thriller comes along after more then ten years in revision with no further depth but winning.© 2018 Felix Alexander Dausend
(Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)
elgrecotci
I happened across this late one evening and not having heard about its release a number of years ago liked the initial hook. The political machinations of US dealings with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia could really have been developed, and Piven's clumsy insertions into the movie serve no real point. With its decent cast and premise this could have been so much more. Foxx, Bateman and Garner (amazingly in the latter's case) do well in the rather limited confines of the script. Ashraf Barhom is very good, Chris Cooper is criminally under-utilised. A predictable by-the-numbers ending sadly wasted a lot of possibilities.
namashi_1
Peter Berg's 'The Kingdom' is an underrated film, that delivers Solid Entertainment! Its tense, nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat stuff, that left me in awe.'The Kingdom' Synopsis: A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.'The Kingdom' is about fighting terror within our society. Its about the Good battling the Bad. Matthew Michael Carnahan's Screenplay moves on a feverish pace & offers striking moments all through. The characters are strong & their journey together, is violent, poignant & ultimately satisfying. Berg's Direction is first-class. He has handled the film with precision. Cinematography & Editing offer sharpness, while the Action-Sequences (The Climax, especially) are mind-blowing! Danny Elfman's Score is appropriate.Performance-Wise: Jamie Foxx is competent, as always. Jennifer Garner is hot & heroic, while Chris Cooper is fantastic. Jason Bateman provides the much needed relief in the intense proceedings & stands out. Ashraf Barhom is superb. A Fine Actor! Richard Jenkins & Jeremy Piven are simply terrific in brief, yet significant roles. On the whole, 'The Kingdom' packs a punch! Strongly Recommended!
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