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The Kingdom (Widescreen Edition)
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 05/06/2008 Run time: 110 minutes Rating: R
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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
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The Kingdom (Widescreen Edition)
- DVD: 0 pages (2007-12-26)
- Publisher: Universal Studios
- Label: Universal Studios
- Starring: Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman, Jeremy Piven
- Encoding: Region 1
- Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1,
- Rated: R (Restricted)
- Studio: Universal Studios
- DVD Release Date: 2007-12-26
- Run Time: 110
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 136 reviews
- Sales Rank in DVD: #2481
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Summary: really good movie highly recomend this 2008-12-31
Comment: I really liked this movie and I would recomend this to any action fan or any fans of the actors/actresses in this movie.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Want a better understanding of why the middle east hates the US? 2008-12-12
Comment: Timeline to understanding the impact of US over in middle east is great, tactical scenes are realistic.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Brilliant in places 2008-10-20
Comment: The last half hour or so of this movie is incredible. The fight scene with Garner, Bateman, and the large Saudi character is as intense as anything in 'Saving Private Ryan.' It makes you question yourself, how would I come out of such a fight? It's a brilliant and extremely violent scene.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Revenge Never Ends 2008-10-07
Comment: This is one of the best films I've seen in a long time. Good direction by Peter Berg (who also makes a guest appearance). Even though the content is emotionally charged this is a character driven movie. With the leads of two different sides conflicting but coming together to work on the same goal--Finding the evil doers. Special Kudos to Ashraf Barhom (Colonel Ghazi and Jason Bateman (Adam Leavitt). From the beginning you become attached to the scene and what is going on. The special effects are well done and a painful tension is maintained throughout the whole film. Not everyone makes it out alive and the losses are unexpected. I highly recommend this film which in the end delivers a never ending message.
0 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: poor service 2008-10-07
Comment: I have not received the DVD and the seller has not responded to my e-mails. The account is in arbitration.
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