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« Leave the guns. Take the 'Bullet.' | Main | Biopic vs. Reality »

The Kingdom is the way to go

9:26 AM Fri, Sep 28, 2007 |  | 
Stephen Becker   E-mail   News tips
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It's shoot first, ask questions later in The Kingdom. (Universal)

So The Kingdom may trade insight for dynamite, but I still think it's a really fun movie. And it's one of the few action movies during which I found myself really rooting for the good guys. Unlike, say, Die Hard, or other generic action movies where the baddie is just some bank robber or criminal mastermind, in The Kingdom, the bad guys are the same bad guys that we as a country face in reality. It's the same feeling I had during all of those Cold War movies in the '80s -- I desperately wanted my guy to succeed, because if he didn't, I might some how get it next. And yes, I realize that the issues at play here are much more complex than the simple good vs. evil. But during the last half hour of The Kingdom, I am willing to bet that you will find yourself holding back a few cheers as the Americans take out a few nameless, faceless terrorists. Why do those terrorists hate us so much? That's a question for another movie. The Kingdom would rather spend it's time providing a patriotic butt-kicking, no matter how fictional it may be.

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Posted by Chris Vognar @ 8:29 PM Sun, Sep 30, 2007


I like what Chris Kelly at the Star-Telegram said about The Kingdom: It's like Syriana produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The action is nicely done; I just thought it was a movie at war with itself.



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