The real star is Berg, who with his fairly short list of directing credits has proven to be one of the more reliable and versatile talents working behind the camera today.
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The Kingdom (2007)
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Reviews Counted:181
Fresh:92
Rotten:89
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: While providing several top-notch action scenes, The Kingdom ultimately collapses under the weight of formula and muddled politics.
Theatrical Release:Sep 28, 2007 Wide
Box Office: $47,456,450
Synopsis: Actor, writer, and director Peter Berg (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS) delivers a fearless, action-packed political thriller with THE KINGDOM. Shot in the Middle East with unsettling immediacy, the hand-held... [More]
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman
Director: Peter Berg
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Reviews for The Kingdom
It's a frenetic, often incomprehensible film, full of rapid cutting, giant close-ups and muttered dialogue.
10/20/07
Everyone knows that assaults on cherished American symbols never end well for the assailants.
10/19/07
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10/12/07
The Kingdom is topical, but remove the setting, and you're left with a relatively brain-dead thriller.
10/11/07
"The Kingdom" is a frenetically-paced action thriller that doesn't slow down until the final frames.
10/10/07
When it's got the pedal to the metal, which is a substantial fraction of the running time, The Kingdom delivers the goods.
10/07/07
Sensationally directed by Peter Berg.
10/06/07
Top CriticA thriller for our modern times.
10/06/07
A tense, thinking person's thriller.
10/06/07
Taut and focused, The Kingdom delivers solid action and a smattering of sarcastic political commentary.
10/06/07
...Peter Berg directs with the flailing fervor he usually displays...
10/05/07
Absurdly gung-ho but no less enjoyable thriller, providing you don't take the flag-waving politics too seriously.
10/05/07
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10/05/07
And that’s the problem. The Kingdom isn’t awful – the relentless pace, thumping soundtrack, twisting plot and shaky camera-work all see to that.
10/05/07
If this mix doesn't entirely work, it's perhaps because there are so few surprises – the forensic elements of the investigation would be wrapped up in minutes by CSI's boffins. Still, it's possible to respect the effort while doubting the achievement.
10/05/07
Intelligent films about US involvement in the Middle East can be counted on the broken fingers of one hand, and this one makes Syriana look like Citizen Kane.
10/05/07
Rambo meets Syriana in this bloated action-thriller, which tries to be gung-ho and PC at the same time.
10/05/07
Macho lunacy.
10/05/07
A cut above the bullish jingoism that would have characterised a film of this ilk at the beginning of this decade.
10/05/07
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