Good Entertainment without Substance.
Spent some cash last nite to see The Kingdom on the big screen (a movie which is probably best experienced on the big screen since the shaky action camera is much less effective on tiny TV screens).
It was good fun action piece. Not unlike Shooter although by now most details of that movie have been erased from my memory -- usually a sure sign of a "nothing special" movie. I was half expecting another Syriana but The Kingdom isn't it, the political aspects are only used as a background for a fast-paced action movie and are over and done with within the first five minutes of the movie.
Nothing wrong with a good mindless action every now and again, of course. As long as that's what you're expecting. I did enjoy the producer Michael Mann's previous piece Collateral, and would still recommend seeing that instead of The Kingdom, if you haven't already. Both movies tend to stretch the reality quite a bit but The Kingdom more so -- a rogue FBI team invites themselves to investigate a terrorist attack in a foreign country and end up fighting (and of course, winning) a small urban war battle. Yeah, sure.
Ok, I'll take my earlier comment back -- The Kingdom will work best on DVD after you've had a few beers first. That will help you ignore the typical never-in-a-million-years Hollywood plotline and just enjoy the loud and fast fight scenes.
It was good fun action piece. Not unlike Shooter although by now most details of that movie have been erased from my memory -- usually a sure sign of a "nothing special" movie. I was half expecting another Syriana but The Kingdom isn't it, the political aspects are only used as a background for a fast-paced action movie and are over and done with within the first five minutes of the movie.
Nothing wrong with a good mindless action every now and again, of course. As long as that's what you're expecting. I did enjoy the producer Michael Mann's previous piece Collateral, and would still recommend seeing that instead of The Kingdom, if you haven't already. Both movies tend to stretch the reality quite a bit but The Kingdom more so -- a rogue FBI team invites themselves to investigate a terrorist attack in a foreign country and end up fighting (and of course, winning) a small urban war battle. Yeah, sure.
Ok, I'll take my earlier comment back -- The Kingdom will work best on DVD after you've had a few beers first. That will help you ignore the typical never-in-a-million-years Hollywood plotline and just enjoy the loud and fast fight scenes.
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