Yesterday evening I saw an advanced screening of "The Kingdom" which shows in theaters on the 28th of this month (September). It's a good movie. I have trouble enjoying movies because I am constantly analyzing the movie (I guess that's what I get for being a Digital Film & Media major). I would place this into the thriller/drama/action genre, in that order. It was pretty gripping to watch everything that occurred in the movie.
A basic synopsis: 4 FBI agents ( Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Garner, Chris Cooper, Jason Bateman) are sent to Saudi Arabia to investigate a terrorist bombing, upon arriving, they become the next targets for the lead terrorist organization they are after.
We also had a Baylor university professor (Dr. James Kendrick) speak with us on "violence in media" after the movie. He asked the question whether the movie was an anti-war movie or an action movie...I thought...neither. It definitely had action, but the action did not correlate with the conveyed emotion that the film conveyed.
My emotion was: "I don't think I ever want to go to Saudi Arabia." Why? well I guess you'll just have to see the movie to know why.
Great cinematography in the motion picture, this is a movie I definitely will be going to see again.
Overall I think it was a great movie (4/5). My ranking is based it on the emotion it expresses, & how strongly it does it; the acting, and the overall plot.
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