Review: The Kingdom
Penguin January 6th, 2008
Rating: 2.5/3 stars
The Kingdom, or CSI: Iraq as I like to call it, is about FBI agents that go to Saudi Arabia to investigate a terrorist attack on an oil community. The way the film was advertised, you would think there would be a lot of action. But there isn’t. Instead, the film is bookended by action. And when the action starts, it is amazing.
The CSI elements work. It definitely helps to know that it will be a crime procedural going in. Otherwise, I would have been sorely disappointed. Even though it works, it doesn’t make it good. It’s on par with what you would see on the real CSI, just a lot more dessert. And that’s what really keeps the movie bogged down. You go to the movies to see something spectacular. But the investigation is kind of normal and every day.
If you’re into CSI type stuff, you’ll enjoy this. If you just want gunfights, fast forward through the middle section and you will be rewarded.
-Penguin
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