Three Kings
In a very exciting and exciting story that seems closer to reality. That story begins after the end of the Gulf War when four US soldiers decided to steal the hideout of Saddam Hussein. After a short period of research, these soldiers discover that on their way to collect the spoils, they witness the worrisome results of the war effort in that exciting period.
20 July 1961, Los Angeles, California, USA
25 May 1970, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
18 April 1989, Riverside, California, USA
9 March 1965, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
15 June 1976, Bahrain
4 March 1957, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
February 04, 2011
One of Hollywood's few films about the Gulf War, David O. Russell's Three Kings is an original war feature that's effective as a social satire as well as political critique.
July 06, 2010
Ithis is a career making movie, then its writer/director David O. Russell who deserves the credit with this very creative effort from the debut filmmaker.
April 25, 2003
No, Three Kings is not a great picture, but it is a very good one, perhaps the first feature of merit to come out of the Gulf War.
April 09, 2009
It's amazing how much action can be crammed into a movie about a war where most soldiers didn't actually see any action. Three Kings has its fair share of shootouts, none that are merely squeezed in for guilty pleasures. Every shot fired is motivated by c
January 01, 2000
Russell does so well by his sub-text that the flaws in the text itself become less bothersome. What he is after fundamentally is ... war is insane.
February 09, 2006
The last reel descends into a muddle of trade-offs, heroic about-turns and romanticised rebels, but this is defiant, provocative cinema; Russell may yet prove a film-maker to treasure.
January 01, 2000
Three Kings is one of the most exciting Hollywood action films in years, and the best Vietnam movie since Apocalypse Now.
January 01, 2000
Interesting and occasionally exhilarating.
December 15, 2010
Violent, liberal George Clooney Gulf War caper.
August 25, 2008
Far more intelligent and perceptive than most actioners, yet with enough thrills and spills to satisfy adrenaline junkies.
August 25, 2008
A damning yet idealistic satire about the motives behind U.S. foreign policy.
June 28, 2009
Three Kings mightn't be the best thought-out or most reassuring movie of the year, but the more I think about it, the more I'm sure that it is one of the best.
