The Kingdom Rocks

Went to see the Kingdom this weekend, and have to say, it's one of the best movies I've seen recently.

I love war movies so I wanted to see it anyway, but to be honest, I had mild expectations. But it was much better than expected. It had a great pace throughout, and then they really blow out the last 30 minutes. It was literally an edge-of-your seat action sequence for the last third. Highly recommended.

Also, as a design nerd, I thought the beginning of the movie was clever. To really appreciate this movie, it was important to understand the recent history of Saudi Arabia, and the US's tangled relationship with the Kingdom. So the first few minutes was a graphic timeline of events, to set the foundation for the story. It was a novel and interesting way to present this to viewers who don't know the history. Check it out.

Overall, highly recommended...