When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Upon landing in the desert kingdom, however, Fleury and his team discover Saudi authorities suspicious and unwelcoming of American interlopers into what they consider a local matter. Hamstrung by protocol-and with the clock ticking on their five days-the FBI agents find their expertise worthless without the trust of their Saudi counterparts, who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own terms. Fleury’s crew finds a like-minded partner in Saudi Colonel Al-Ghazi, who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene and the workings of an extremist cell bent on further destruction. With these unlikely allies sharing a propulsive commitment to crack the case, the team is led to the killer’s front door in a blistering do-or-die confrontation. Now in a fight for their own lives, strangers united by one mission won’t stop until justice is found in The Kingdom. –IMDb
Very well-made action-drama. The shootout and action sequences are impressive, but what stood out more to me was that the story was very nicely scripted, with developed characters. The climax felt very-well done and earned. One of the more overlooked of recent years.
Overlooked movie that both works like a charm both action and character wise. The plot is surprisingly engrossing and the production design spot on.
This is a severely underrated action film. Excellent, likeable characters with balanced development, technically well made with solid plot. A very insightful and well-constructed title sequence. No wonder that Michael Mann produced: The ending shootout is one of the best I've seen in American cinema since Heat.