I went with a friend the other night to see "The Kingdom," starring Jamie Foxx and Chris Cooper. Also in the film were Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman (from "Arrested Development"), and Jeremy Piven (from "Entourage"), who unfortunately played a very small role. The movie provided just the perfect amount of action, violence, and gore -- but it was the theme of the movie and the poignancy of this theme which really made this a great movie. I won't go into too many details, because I don't want to spoil the movie for anyone thinking about seeing it, but here's the basic gist of it: An American compound in Saudi Arabia is bombed, killing hundreds of innocent people. A team of FBI agents is sent on a mission to find the man behind the bombing. Their journey along the way to finding him is not easy, as the hostility of Saudi Arabia weighs itself on the team. They eventually find the person they're looking for, but not everything is positive, as the team's amiable Saudi partner, Al-Ghazi, is shot to death.
I'd give "The Kingdom" 4 out of 5 stars. Go see it!
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