http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2007/10/the-kingdom-2007/ Sweet & Salty Movie Reviews! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/2007/10/the-kingdom-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-78123 Jose Sat, 29 Dec 2007 03:45:41 +0000 http://www.chokingonpopcorn.com/popcorn/?p=1452#comment-78123 I have a hard time placing this movie. On the one hand, it's a great action movie--delaying the action raised the anticipation. But on the on the other hand, the extra layers of thematic elements seemed a bit tacked on. Sure, in order for the action to work they had to make the characters fall on either the good side or the bad side. At the same time though, I had a very difficult time doing that because in a post 9/11 world things aren't that cut and dry. The ending of the movie, however, was nicely articulated. RATING6 I have a hard time placing this movie. On the one hand, it’s a great action movie–delaying the action raised the anticipation. But on the on the other hand, the extra layers of thematic elements seemed a bit tacked on. Sure, in order for the action to work they had to make the characters fall on either the good side or the bad side. At the same time though, I had a very difficult time doing that because in a post 9/11 world things aren’t that cut and dry. The ending of the movie, however, was nicely articulated.

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