The Kingdom [Blu-ray]

The Kingdom [Blu-ray] Review

The Kingdom is an action film that may have simple skin, but it in fact has some intelligence underneath it. This is a very good political action thriller that has high-octane action and lots of suspense. Unfortunately, some of the casting is a bit off: Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman give wooden performances. That's why I can't give this movie five stars (well, that and a few draggy scenes). Still, The Kingdom is a tightly written, well-directed, and highly explosive political action film. It doesn't have as much as action as, say, Hard Boiled or Face/Off, but it does give a very powerful message about terrorism and the negative perceptions about Islam and Muslims in general. This film doesn't disrespect Islam, but it does tell us about how people use religion as an excuse to get a point across. All in all, this is a good action film that's worth seeing if you're into politics, religion, and of course, action.

Grade: B

The Kingdom [Blu-ray] Overview

Genre: Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 25-NOV-2008
Media Type: Blu-Ray

The Kingdom [Blu-ray] Specifications

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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