really is not trying to brainwash you at all, but tell a story. Most importantly it has some good action so the movie is enjoyable to watch, which is the main point, after all.The Kingdom has been accused of being "jingoistic", but in reality all it does is tell a story, and do very little glorifying of anyone along the way. It does of course depict extremist terrorists as the villains, but that is hardly uncalled for. To pretend that terrorists don't commit acts of murder, or to suggest that any film depicting the US and its allies in a positive light is "jingoistic", is distorting the spectrum of debate.Don't watch The Kingdom trying to find pro-American or anti-American propaganda. Watch it primarily as an enjoyable action/crime film set in the present day, with a just a couple interesting scenes about the US and its Arab friends represented by Colonel Al Ghazi and Sergeant Haytham as a side note.

the beginning to not-so-happy ending message in the end. The Bad:camera is as shaky as Bourne series. - humor is present throughout this serious film. Some humor was kinda inappropriate for certain scenes even though they are funny .Don't go in expecting Syriana. This is not just a plain action film neither. Think of it as Syriana that is less boring, less intricate, and more to the point.

is similar whether they r Americans or saudians the acting was terrific specially ashraf barhouma i donno where this actor have been before but he is really good the final scene with the i will kill them all is fantastic every one has his motives for killing which if u think about it is the same and the war goes on but why its simply becoz we r similar our similarity make it harder to communicate i know its a crazy idea but u will find it in that movie and it is true : last wanna say i really loved it and enjoyed it the arabic performance is good the ppl r actually speaking arabic not as most of other movies about arabs where bla bla bla is the language :D u will love it just watch it and think for a while after it

movie and it is interesting to see the interactions between the US officials and the Saudi officials. There is constant action in this movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat but also emotion I cried several times . I do have to say though there is a lot of violence, so if you can't handle it don't go. I didn't think the violence was overdone but it was present throughout the movie. That said, this is one of the best action movies I have seen in a while. Go see it, it is awesome on the big screen!

seeing Jen Garner doing makeup commercials. Hang loose, fellas--this is an action-adventure, not a PBS news documentary.

a fantastic actor.The action at the end is well worth the wait and will not disappoint.This film not only entertains the audience but entertains.

company the movie draws inspiration from the 2003 compound bombing in Riyadh . From there the movie almost threatens to get bogged down as it shifts focus to the political machinations both hindering and enabling a joint Saudi/FBI investigation. Fortunately, Berg pulls the film out of this quagmire that threatens to put the breaks on the movie almost as surely as the political attempts to nix the joint investigation.With the political jabber out of the way, The Kingdom gets down to the meat of the script, shifting the Saudi investigation into high gear and refusing to take its foot off the accelerator.The movie deserves full marks for refusing to dumb down its story and make the Saudis appear as little more than window dressing to a big screen American shoot-'em-up. While Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper and Jason Bateman all get top billing, the real star of this story is Ashraf Barhom who plays Saudi police Col. Al-Ghazi, a man dedicated to his profession, with an acute sense of fair play, protocol and justice. Al-Ghazi, who was at the scene of the initial attack on the compound, initially plays the role of hamstrung go-between relegated to babysitting and restricting the movements of the FBI at the urging of higher-ups. However, thanks to a fortuitous face-to-face between the American "guests" and a Saudi Prince, Al-Ghazi is given free reign to lead the US investigators as they try to uncover the mastermind behind the attack.From there, the audience is treated to a top notch story that nicely touches on everything from culture clashes, forensic revelations, kidnapping, religious doctrine, and the self perpetuation of hate, all of which culminates in a final half hour of riveting, vicious, blood spattering action.I said The Kingdom suffered from one flaw? On second thought, make that two. It's also yet another victim of the hand-held cameraman suffering from Delirium Tremens, complete with blurry and shaky shots that rarely allow the viewer to actually focus on the images being played out. One day Hollywood will learn that this type of cinematography just doesn't cut it. Sadly, this is not that day. That said however, The Kingdom delivers a smart, taught, evenly balanced thriller that easily shapes up as a heavyweight in this year's run for the Oscar.

towards the end that really gets you thinking. No spoilers here, just go watch it when it comes out. You won't be disappointed.

background all the while. An excellent action movie with more than a little thought put into it, but not for the faint of heart.