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The Kingdom presents a very real view on cultural differences and highlights how people are fundamentally alike than they are different. The performances are all top notch but my favorite was the actor who played the character of Colonel Faris Al Ghazi, the FBI team's guide and guard during their time in Saudi Arabia. His sense of fairplay and justice really rang true and I like how his friendship with Jamie Foxx's character develops from misunderstanding to mutual respect.
The major let down of The Kingdom is the pacing. Things get off to an unsettling, emotional and thrilling start but gets bogged down by delving too much into the political background of Saudi/US relations as well as posturing by various big wigs.
But still once the investigation gets underway, The Kingdom is choc-a-block with action and by the time of the last act, I was at the edge of my seat.
6/10
