Review of The Kingdom (2007) by Nic B — 25 Mar 2010

Very, very good movie this. Far better than Green Zone which follows in a similair procedural vain and more satisfying than The Hurt Locker in that it's a more straight forward A - B story barreling towards that end game.

I remember the advertising campaigne which made it look like a 'Arnie goes to Iraq to sort shit out once and for all' - which really put me off watching it. But the fact is, is that while this movie is a tense action packed ride - it's actually very intellegently and sensitively handled. There's no definitive black and whites here.

Wicked script, great performances from the top notch cast and the best direction we've seen from Peter Berg - And as an action packed thrill ride this movie does not dissapoint - What a Climax!