The Kingdom [Blu-ray]
by Peter Berg
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Actor: Ashraf Barhom, Chris Cooper, Jamie Foxx, Jason Bateman, Jennifer GarnerDirector: Peter Berg
Brand: Universal
Producer: John Cameron
Producer: K.C. Hodenfield
Producer: Maria Williams
Producer: Mary Parent
Producer: Michael Mann
Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh
Writer: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-11-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of The Kingdom [Blu-ray]
DVD Review: Great Morale.. Awesome Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
The movie has been well described in lots of reviews, so I will only focus on the morale of the movie: Violence will only breed more violence.
As much as I believe that, I also believe that for short term results, we absolutely need to fight terrorism with brute force and, if necessary, "KILL 'EM ALL".
For solid long term result, the only way is to create and maintain good living conditions for all. If your child goes to school, your family has a solid roof over it's head, decent health care and food in your stomach - you are 10-fold more likely to NOT commit acts of terrorism, ie blow up yourself and 20 "infidels".
DVD Review: Great but Keep the Aspirin Nearby
Summary: 4 Stars
The Kingdom is a great film. Good story, good acting, & action packed. The movie is both visually & intellectually stimulating. Jamie Foxx, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, & Chris Cooper, do an outstanding job portraying their FBI team characters. I only have one complaint: the cinematography is horrible! There is far too much "lightning quick" panning back & forth rapidly, fast closeups, very shaky hand held shots, and very fast cuts within scenes. It's as if they mounted a miniature camera on a fly, and had it fly and jump around the scene. If this is a new technique for films of this nature, I hope it is only a phase, and that it will soon fade away. The cinematography of Saving Private Ryan during the Omaha Beach landing was nowhere near what they do in The Kingdom (I could handle Private Ryan's cinematography). I'd like to be able to meet with director Peter Berg and ask him (in terms of cinematography), "what the hell were you thinking?" I'm assuming he was trying to convey chaos and urgency with the rapid camera movements and quick ever changing closeups thrown inbetween. All he did for me, was create a headache. The only thing that prevented me from turning off the film, was the film itself. So to sum up - Great film, bad cinematography. If you're not easily prone to headaches, this film is for you.DVD Review: Horrible Shaky Camera
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie may be just wonderful, but I could not watch more than 10-15 minutes due to the shaky camera. I was getting dizzy. Why they do this is beyond me, but since I cannot watch it, I can only give it one star. If possible I'd give it a big fat zero! What a waste of money.DVD Review: "We'll Kill Them All"
Summary: 3 Stars
The powerful history of the United States' involvement in the Saudi Arabia flashes on the screen before the opening credits, creating a direct line from the past to the present day antagonism, and these moments are the most affecting ones of this political thriller. Jamie Foxx plays an FBI agent in charge of a small band of agents (Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Cris Cooper) investigating, without State Department approval, a Saudi bombing which has cost the lives of one of their friends and hundreds of civilians. During the investigation, they are watched over by Saudi policeman, Faris Al Ghazi (Ashrof Barhom), a man assigned to control their every move in the spirit of protection. Of course, this being a Hollywood thriller set in Saudi Arabia, the Americans take matters into their own hands to overcome bureaucracy and corruption and to pursue the villains.
Barhom plays his character with real humanity, and he steals every scene with his no-nonsense approach, tinged with idealism and hope for real justice. The Americans all do competent acting jobs, although their roles seem too predictable given the plot. The chase scenes are heart-stopping and somewhat over-the-top, but they keep this fast-paced flick moving from first moments to last. The message driven home, that we are two peoples fighting and corrupting future generations, is laid over-the-top of what is an essentially go-blow-up-the-bad-guys plot. Nuances such as diplomacy, culture, and history are quickly lost in the gunfire.
Certainly, this film entertains the way the best in the genre does; however, it tries too hard at times and not hard enough at others. I recommend this for a one-time viewing.
-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
DVD Review: Deserted
Summary: 2 Stars
The movie has many pluses, not the least of which is the set-up and the setting. The terrorist bombing of the Aramco compound in Saudi Arabia is certainly timely and plausible. The film opens with little documentary on the history of Aramco which sets the tone, but the history scene is without content, as is the film. The compound is bombed, but there is never any clear point made about who the bombers are or why they have targeted these residents. Instead the film focuses on issues of jurisdiction and bureaucracy, which could be made interesting, but here too we get nothing substantive. Every set-up simply pits one of the pugnacious FBI agents against his hapless guard who is attempting to carry out his duties. The American wants to be made an exception to every rule, seemingly in each instance totally ignorant of why rules exist or what customs are. The female agent, for example, insists on running around around in a tight t-shirt, as though she were too stupid to notice that every other woman in the country wears traditional garb. If you don't understand at the beginning of the film why the Saudis may want Americans out of the country, you certainly do at the end, although I don't think this is the film's intended message. The actors do a fine job of playing obnoxious, clueless cretins with a talent for forensics. Beyond that I see no differentiation in the acting. When the shooting starts, only the Saudis get killed, although the picture opens with lots of innocent Americans dying. There is lots of lashing out, temper tantrums, terribly crude language, which the Saudis rightly ask be curtailed, but in the end nothing whatever has been resolved. This is a classic of much ado about nothing.
Description of The Kingdom [Blu-ray]
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 11/25/2008 Run time: 111 minutes Rating: RSet 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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