The Kingdom

In the aftermath of a deadly attack on American forces in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, diplomats are slow to act, but meanwhile, FBI special agent Ronald Fleury (Jamie Foxx) assembles a secret team of U.S. counter-terrorism investigators to enter the city and find the criminal behind what has quickly ...more

The Kingdom may just be the first action movie set against the modern war on Islamic terrorism. Unfortunately, it seems pretty clear that director Peter Berg set out to make an ensemble sociopolitical thriller in the style of Syriana. His movie does start out on that track. Not only does the first act acquaint us with numerous players in various arenas, both foreign and domestic, but unlike Syriana, Berg's film deigns to help the audience sort out who's who, supplying handy title cards as ...more