
After a terrorist attack on an American housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where families and FBI Agent Francis Manner are murdered, FBI agent Ronald Fleury blackmails the Saudi Arabian consul to get five days of investigation in the location. He travels with agent Grant Sykes, Janet Mayes and Adam Leavitt to avenge their friend and try to find those responsible for the bombing. The agents find all sorts of difficulties in their investigation, but they are supported by... (Full plot summary below)
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After a terrorist attack on an American housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where families and FBI Agent Francis Manner are murdered, FBI agent Ronald Fleury blackmails the Saudi Arabian consul to get five days of investigation in the location. He travels with agent Grant Sykes, Janet Mayes and Adam Leavitt to avenge their friend and try to find those responsible for the bombing. The agents find all sorts of difficulties in their investigation, but they are supported by Colonel Faris Al Ghazi that advises the team how to act in a hostile environment.
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| tonymedley.comTony MedleyAlthough the actors are good, this is a director's movie. Berg keeps the interest and tension at a high level throughout. |
| CHUDDevin FaraciSmart and thoughtful while never sacrificing tension, excitement or teeth-shattering action... Peter Berg has made a current events thriller that will stand in the years to come as a cinematic snapshot of our f***ed up moment in time. |
| The Scorecard ReviewJeff Bayer...Jamie Foxx leading his team of experts into uncharted territory, which then leads to the longest, best action sequence of the year. |
| Washington TimesChristian TotoThe Kingdom unapologetically shows U.S. agents knocking off terrorists. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsJohn P. McCarthy'The Kingdom' is ugly not because it's jingoistic or anti-Islam, but because it fiddles with those buttons so shamelessly. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAny serious messages get drowned out with the noise from the big explosions. |
| FromTheBalconyBill ClarkThe Kingdom serves its purpose as a Hollywood action film, but there are numerous missed opportunities and faults that prevent it from reaching the upper echelon of war films. |
| Associated PressChristy LemireShot in the 115-degree heat of Arizona and on location in Abu Dhabi, it has a visual intensity and intimacy reminiscent of Michael Mann. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyWhat begins as a specifically grounded political thriller quickly escalates into a formulaically macho actioner about American know-how that could have taken place anywhere and anytime, not necessarily in 1990s Saudi Arabia. |
| Film Journal InternationalChris BarsantiAlthough the last scene is an extraordinarily disturbing one, it can't quite erase the letdown of what immediately precedes it. |