Review of The Kingdom (2007) by Roger Tennis for Cinemaclips.com — 09 Oct 2007

"The Kingdom" is a frenetically-paced action thriller that doesn't slow down until the final frames.

This review of The Kingdom (2007) was written by Roger Tennis and published by Cinemaclips.com on 09 Oct 2007.

The Kingdom has generally received positive reviews.

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I went into this movie not knowing what it was about or reading much on it and I found myself getting really sucked into the whole story, Many…

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By Film C (695) on 17 Mar 2015

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By Jonathan G (1,045) on 31 Jul 2016

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By Patrick M (1,282) on 30 Jul 2016

E! said it best..another hollywood movie that will continue to make the Arab world hate America…

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1/28/2017: A decent movie. A great cast, but not their typical roles. Not a good enough flick to watch multiple times though…

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By Cineautoctono (479) on 25 Jul 2015

Good movie , a little because it has not reached the Oscar knowing it was so but I'm honest, the war against the Islamic State is not over…

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A very fair and diplomatic film that shows us both sides of whats going on with the world today. Good war movie, and a good cast…

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