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David O. Russell makes his entry into the major studio big leagues with this electric war dramedy. The charged script, based on a fictional story by John Ridley, is a sly reworking of KELLY'S HEROES that concerns four Gulf War soldiers who discover a map that potentially leads to an enormous stash of gold bullion. Russell gives .. Read more

Starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Nora Dunn
Director David O. Russell
Genres Drama

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Three Kings

David O. Russell makes his entry into the major studio big leagues with this electric war dramedy. The charged script, based on a fictional story by John Ridley, is a sly reworking of KELLY'S HEROES that concerns four Gulf War soldiers who discover a map that potentially leads to an enormous stash of gold bullion. Russell gives his actors a chance to shine with roles that step outside of the usual cinematic cliches and enable them to create humanistic, believable characters, resulting in one of 1999's most exciting, original and underrated motion pictures.

Starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Nora Dunn, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui, Holt McCallany, Judy Greer, Liz Stauber, Spike Jonze
Director David O. Russell
Studio WARNER HOME VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 54 mins
Certificate DVD Certificate 15.gif
Genres Drama
Language English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Romanian
Released DVD: 21 Feb 2005
Production year: 1999
Format DVD

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  • 9 out of 11 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Three Kings

    George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube form a fantastic trio of soldiers brought together in the aftermath of the first Gulf War.

    The most interesting aspect of this film is the way it is shot - in order to demonstrate the dry heat in the desert, the film is shot in bright light and viewers are warned not to adjust their television sets. It works remarkably well - as do the stunts and special effects.

    Whilst Wahlberg is typically cool and popular, it is actually Ice Cube who isn't typecast as a gun-toting war enthusiast but as someone who is actually very peaceful and who plays by the rules.

    The soundtrack takes you back to the early 90's which is also great!

      • lucifer from LONDON
      • Posted 14 Oct 2003 17:20

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  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    A decent film

    A decent enough film with some good sparky dialogue. However, despite its pretensions it's still far too Hollywood. The three stars all survive and there's never any doubt they'll do the right thing. I was shouting at their friend to run away from them as you just knew there was a bullet with his name on.

    The ending is a complete cop out - pure Hollywood- and it commits the unforgivable sin of being a war film with a feel goodending. In fact the more I think about it the more I don't like it.

      • joe13 from london
      • Posted 15 Jan 2005 23:41

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