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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.
Matthew Michael Carnahan's caffeinated script isn't much concerned with balance, but it gets some anyway, from the resonant images of culture clash that Berg catches on the fly and a remarkable performance from Ashraf Barhom. Read full review
The result is a slick, brutishly effective genre movie: "Syriana" for dummies. Which is not entirely a put-down. Read full review
A realist thriller that mixes crowd-pleasing mayhem with provocative politics. Read full review
Director Peter Berg's frenetic style heightens tension and a sense of disorientation. But some will find its chaotic quality dizzying and off-putting. Read full review
Berg's movie is no more than an action movie with an exotic backdrop. That would be fine, if only the movie were more exciting. It succeeds neither as a pointed political commentary nor as a taut thriller. Read full review
THE Kingdom has some power but not enough sense. A ripped-from-today's-headlines thriller, it wants us to feel as if we're watching something relevant when what's really going on is a slick excuse for efficient mayhem that's not half as smart as it would like to be. Read full review
The Kingdom comes down to a police procedural, and one whose procedures prove none too interesting. Read full review
One electrifying performance becomes the only saving grace of The Kingdom, a goofy action movie that tries to marry the blitzkrieg entertainment of "Rambo" to the cultural consciousness of "Syriana." Read full review
The opening is spectacular, but the rest is fairly routine. Read full review
So shameless is The Kingdom, ignoring consequence and treating its audience like cash-dispensing machines with buttons to be pushed rather than thinking individuals willing to consider the reality of America's entanglement with the Middle East. Read full review
3.0
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… basically about kicking ass. Read full review