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(1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 54% Rotten Page   1   B- "The Kingdom serves its purpose as a Hollywood action film, but there are numerous missed opportunities and faults that prevent it from reaching the upper echelon of war films."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 4/5 "The Kingdom is such a strong entertainment, such a substantial 'us vs. them' example of wish fulfillment that it's easy to ignore the many mixed messages."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron D+ "Bottom-feeding action nonsense...Truthfully, I'm not sure what's more offensive, exploiting real-world violence or treating the audience like they're 12 years-old."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf "Although the last scene is an extraordinarily disturbing one, it can't quite erase the letdown of what immediately precedes it."   Film Journal International   Chris Barsanti 2/5 "stinks of pandering"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Cabin C+ "Zealotry is all around, and it's a product that certain CEOs know how to package with impunity. How long do we have to stare into the abyss? From the message of "The Kingdom," we'll hit rock bottom before we get the answer."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "Everyone knows that assaults on cherished American symbols never end well for the assailants."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "There's exceedingly little within The Kingdom that's been designed to capture (and hold) the viewer's interest..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair B- "Any serious messages get drowned out with the noise from the big explosions."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "A message movie without a soul or a solid cinematic framework to make the impact it intends."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B+ "Offers the satisfaction of a crowd-pleasing police procedural -- the mystery is solved; the bad guys are caught -- tempered with the uneasiness of a terrorism thriller."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3/4 "The climactic showdown between the baddies who just can't let our heroes go without incident is a non-stop guns-a-blazing assault that Berg delivers with the panache of the great action directors"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B "A surprisingly nuanced exploration of the sincere desire held by many in this country to make the US the good guy around the globe -- the white knight superpower."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C "Quickly degenerates from a serious topical tale about twenty-first century terrorism into a jingoistic gung-ho shoot-'em-up."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "The film is smart and engaging, and if it plays a little on our fears of the next big terrorist attack, it does so without feeling exploitative."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "Peter Berg is a superb action director, and he brings a relentless intensity and gravity to the violence."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/4 "From bloody opening to bleak coda, The Kingdom pulls off something unexpected and unsettling: It's a popcorn movie that leaves the taste of ashes in your mouth."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 6/10 "Click here to read review"   vj.net.ua   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk 5/10 "It's all very wish-fulfillment stuff, but the gratification doesn't end up feeling deep."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "When it's got the pedal to the metal, which is a substantial fraction of the running time, The Kingdom delivers the goods."   Film.com   Jonathan F. Richards 3/5 "Basically, The Kingdom is a simple whodunit in political thriller drag that starts a little slow and ends a little weakly."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 3.5/5 "[director Peter] Berg did a fine job constructing a blend of action movie and geopolitical thriller."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr 1.5/3 "Probablemente no sea del agrado de gente con las sensibilidades políticas a flor de piel, pero entretiene."   Off-Off-Critica   MalaBesta "[A] stripped-down, no-nonsense reality alarm about cycles of hate and violence that we must be fully cognizant of if we're ever to break them."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "The real star is Berg, who with his fairly short list of directing credits has proven to be one of the more reliable and versatile talents working behind the camera today."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 2/4 "You would think that a movie dealing with terrorism, the oil conflict, and global hostility would feel a lot more vital and stimulating than this."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan C "A high-budget episode of "The A Team" crossed with "24" and a sort of "CSI: Riyadh" until a few minutes at the end try to tack on some larger meaning. It just shows how thin the material in the rest of the film is by contrast."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow .5/4 "Take some notes, Dubya: Jamie Foxx has the anti-terrorism tactics you've been craving."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3/5 "Funciona bem como divertimento escapista, mas temo que não era exatamente isso que o diretor e o roteirista tinham em mente quando realizaram o filme."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 2.5/5 "Whatever other problems it caused, at least [9-11] solved our cinematic villain dilemma for the foreseeable future."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 2/5 "Berg struggles to blend rah-rah Top Gun heroics with spiky Bourne-style realism."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C- "The Kingdom isn't evil - it's just ****ing stupid."   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B "Convincing technical details gathered for the purpose of a good yarn with only the vaguest connection to the grown-up world."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "A better than average detective and political thriller."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "This is a good time of year for an exciting, thought provoking action drama, before all the award fever hits the theaters. The Kingdom is that, and more..."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 2/4 "Resembles Team America: World Police. It has better-looking puppets (but) suffers the same amount of string pulling."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "The picture is made with a degree of care, and what's surprising about it is the way [director] Berg actually resists making rah-rah jingoistic proclamations instead of relying on them."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "Compelling, politically provocative, action-packed entertainment with a timely plot plucked from current events. There is a bit of a problem, though."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 6/10 "It has no particular story, it is not especially stylish and it's not emotionally resonant."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton  (1 - 39) of 39 OFCS Rating: 54% Rotten Page   1