The Kingdom [Blu-ray]

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Starring: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Ashraf Barhom
Directed by: Peter Berg
Binding: Blu-ray
Published: 2008-11-25

$19.99

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The Kingdom [Blu-ray]

Editorial Review:

Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 11/25/2008 Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R
Set in Saudi Arabia, The Kingdom is a political action thriller with good acting and wonderful visuals. Its so-so script, though, at times meanders aimlessly until a good explosion jolts the viewer's attention back to the screen. Jamie Foxx stars as FBI special agent Ronald Fleury, who leads an elite team into Saudi Arabia to find the terrorists who attacked American employees working in the Middle East. He has been given the unlikely deadline of five days to infiltrate the compound, with just his wit and his crew, which includes forensics expert Janet Mayes (Jennifer Garner), explosives guru Grant Sykes (Chris Cooper), and intelligence analyst Adam Leavitt (Jason Bateman). It's unclear how helpful smarmy U.S. diplomat Damon Schmidt (Jeremy Piven) will be, but Fleury knows enough to surmise that the media-hungry Schmidt might not be completely trustworthy. Foxx and Garner have wonderful screen presence, but it's Bateman and Piven who get the best lines. Director Peter Berg peppers The Kingdom with actors he has worked with in the past. Berg, who guest-starred on Alias opposite Garner, casts Tim McGraw in a small role here. (The country singer also had a co-starring role in Berg's 2004 film Friday Night Lights.) And Kyle Chandler and Minka Kelly--two of Berg's lead actors from the Friday Night Lights television series, , make appearances in The Kingdom. The action sequences he creates are impressive and generate a sense of panic that The Kingdom producer Michael Mann (Miami Vice) undoubtedly applauds. While a tauter script would've rounded out the action nicely, the action in many cases does speak for itself. --Jae-Ha Kim

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Great movie:

I think this movie is another great movie staring Jamie Foxx. It took a while for it to start but eventually you'll figure out where the movie is going. I recomend at least watching it once.
5 stars for the acting
4 stars for the overall movie.

The Kingdom - Blu-ray Info:

Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
VC-1 BD-50 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 1:50:20
Movie size: 31,66 GB
Disc size: 41,15 GB
Total bit rate: 38.26 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 28.55 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 3679 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 3679kbps (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 1536kbps)
DTS Audio French 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
DTS Audio Spanish 768 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 24-bit / 768kbps
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