The Kingdom
The Kingdom is a pretty good action/thriller that does a lot of things right. It also does enough things wrong that keep it from rising to another level. This movie tries really hard to be a combination of Syriana and The Bourne Supremacy/Ultimatum with a little Clear and Present Danger thrown in. The plot is solid, revolving around terrorism in a Saudi Arabian housing complex for foreign oil workers. The acting is also good with a well rounded cast; although as much as I like Chris Cooper I am getting a little tired of seeing him in this type of movie. The action is well done and it does a great job of conveying to the audience a situational awareness of what is happening. I did not enjoy the heavy handedness of the beginning and ending of the film. The interactions between Jaime Foxx and his colleagues' dead kids is just silly. The ending simply pounds into the audience's head the obvious message of the film one more time. This unfortunate combination takes away some of the good characterizations that were built up over the previous 90 minutes. Overall though, it was still an enjoyable, interesting movie. 3.5/5
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