The Kingdom
Universal Pictures | Release Date: September 28, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
12
Negative:
3
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60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen Farber
Berg's movie is no more than an action movie with an exotic backdrop. That would be fine, if only the movie were more exciting. It succeeds neither as a pointed political commentary nor as a taut thriller. Read full review
60
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
A thumper of a movie, full of furious souls. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
THE Kingdom has some power but not enough sense. A ripped-from-today's-headlines thriller, it wants us to feel as if we're watching something relevant when what's really going on is a slick excuse for efficient mayhem that's not half as smart as it would like to be. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
If the jingoism that permeates the latter half of The Kingdom does not sufficiently sour the experience of watching it, then the film's closing sentiments about the eternality of vengeance will surely do the trick. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverRobert Wilonsky
The Kingdom is essentially "C.S.I.: Riyadh," starring Jamie Foxx in yet another movie his Oscar statue will watch with shame. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
The heroes of Peter Berg's gung-ho retribution tale are fighting the terrorists over there so we don't have to fight them here, but his film is indulging in a queasy brand of escapism. Winning imaginary wars isn't the same as winning real ones, but The Kingdom nonetheless smells like victory. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The Kingdom is a barely coherent compendium of Middle East fantasies, fears and doubts. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
“Syriana's” dumber, louder cousin. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The Kingdom comes down to a police procedural, and one whose procedures prove none too interesting. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The opening is spectacular, but the rest is fairly routine. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
One electrifying performance becomes the only saving grace of The Kingdom, a goofy action movie that tries to marry the blitzkrieg entertainment of "Rambo" to the cultural consciousness of "Syriana." Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
So shameless is The Kingdom, ignoring consequence and treating its audience like cash-dispensing machines with buttons to be pushed rather than thinking individuals willing to consider the reality of America's entanglement with the Middle East. Read full review
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