The Kingdom Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

The Kingdom

A very accurate depiction of the enemy we currenty face today in the west. Though most of you prefer to watch films which make us in the west the bad guys and depicts suicide bombers as 'freedom fighters' (Fahrenheit 9/11 maybe?), I prefer to watch films where we kick the asses of those who think they can come into our cities and blow themselves up for their superstitious beliefs. This is exactly what this film is, Jamie Foxx especially embraces his role as a Jihadi hunter. The film still touches upon the subjugation of women in the Arab world and makes a good attempt at helping us to understand the mind of the suicide bomber. Overall very enjoyable action flick with a bit of extra effort involved.

Average

This film was okay, but not nearly as good as I had expected. It is filmed rather like a documentary, which suits the plot but can make you feel a little voyeuristic and prevents you from engaging with the story at points. You can't really knock the performances, although it does feel a bit formulaic sometimes and you can predict the dialogue. The last 20 minutes or so delivered more action than the entire rest of the film put together. I would say don't watch it if you are looking for a real action-led popcorn film, but give it a go if you just want to kill a few hours and probably want to read a magazine at the same time!