The Kingdom (Widescreen Edition) |  | Director: Peter Berg
Actors: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  163 reviews
Sales Rank: 5304
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 025195005920
UPC: 025195005920
EAN: 0025195005920
ASIN: B000Y7WGOW
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: December 26, 2007
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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
Product Description
U.S. investigators look into Middle East attack.
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If you enjoy playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare March 10, 2010
Wild Card (United States)
The Kingdom is an action-packed, politically driven thriller that takes place in the Middle East which follows a CIA response team responding to a terrorist shooting in the United Arab Emirates. The missions they take and the events that follow can't help but be compared to that of the single-player campaign in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare games. If you enjoy action movies and can fully understand the political agenda of the film, you may take something from it.
 Take a look at this film March 1, 2010
James H. Wilson (Newport News, Virginia United States)
Let's say this is not a review. This is a buy it or don't buy it comment. If you like the actors listed---buy it. They all do a solid job in this movie.
If you like a fast paced, tense action film----buy it.
If you like a thoughtful, insightful clash of cultures with a cooperation of cultures movie---buy it.
I have no idea why some of the reviewers did not give this movie a maximum good rating review. To me it was a fast twisty hot action movie like "Vantage Point." I'd say buy this movie and while you are at it get Vantage Point too.
Awesome movie February 21, 2010
DVD Guy (Grand Rapids, MI)
This movie clearly demonstrates the complexities for America in dealing with Arabs. One the one hand we want to respect their culture on the other hand America has the right to protect her interests. If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. This high-octane movies shows moderation and restraint is not what my fellow citizens need at a time like this.
Oh, and Will Smith was kick ass in this movie.
The Kingdom on Blu-Ray February 6, 2010
Trials rider (Colorado Springs, CO)
I originally saw this movie while stationed in Iraq so obviously it really hit home with me. Watching it again on Blu-Ray was really good. I think the movie displays some very good points about that region of the country.
The Kingdom January 2, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East. There is much to like in The Kingdom. Nice performances, a slightly-new take on the buddy-cop story. There is a big terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia. Some FBI agents led by Jamie Foxx, fast talk and bamboozle their way into the country to investigate, where they team up with two Saudi cops. There then follows a small amount of detective work, some interesting political manoeuvring and two really rather well-done shoot outs.
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