Three Kings (1999)
HIGH LEVEL VIOLENCE, ADULT THEMES
| Director: | David O. Russell |
| Actors: | George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Jamie Kennedy, Mykelti Williamson, Nora Dunn, Cliff Curtis, Said Taghmaoui, Spike Jonze |
March 1991, the Iraqi Desert. The Gulf War has ended and for most of the soldiers at the American base camp, it never started. With no chance of any action, they kill time instead of the enemy. Then a small group of soldiers discovers a map reputedly leading to a huge cache of gold stolen by Saddam Hussein from Kuwait and hidden somewhere near the desert base. The plan is simple: the group will secretly leave at dawn, retrieve the gold and be back by lunch. It was a good plan - in theory. Prepare for action adventure unlike you've experienced before: this war with a witty edge, a twist of irony and totally in-your-face combat, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube. "Three Kings is a great, great movie, it is essentially an action flick, yet with intellect, integrity and heart oozing from every open wound." - Leigh Paatsch, Daily Telegraph
| Status: | LongWait |
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| Run time: | 111mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 2.35:1 |
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Member Reviews (25)
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Jason
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Don't bother, I couldn't even finish it.
Cameron
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Great movie, different to most of the other movies based on the same war. Was funny, action packed and had some cool slow motion cuts and interesting angles in some of the shooting scenes.
Dean Jones
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Loved it, very funny in some parts and very serious in others. Lots of action. Highly entertaining.
Antony D
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Action, humour, sadness, but common sense and common decency triumphed over greed..
If it isn't true, it should have been....
Very very good movie worth watching. Ffor me, one of the better 'iragi-war movies' I have seen
I gave it four stars (four is excellent, five is when i will watch it again!)
Janet W.
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Don't know whether this film is based on real events. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was. Fine performances from Clooney and Wahlberg. A good action/war flick
Allan B.
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not one of george clooneys best
Ian G.
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Good cast, good show, interesting finale.
Adrian F.
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A mix mash of genres, great story that brings in comdey, adventure whilst pricking the social conscience and making some strong political statements.
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Zoe R.
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George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg prove that they are not just pretty faces. The frightening thing is that most of this is probably based on real events.
Peter Bedo
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The story-line sounded ok but could not get through far with this on account of the compulsive, bad language and dislikable characters.
John Wilkes
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Andy Jane
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An insightful view of the original Gulf War via the exploits of 4 US serviceman stealing already stolen Kuwaiti gold. Probably representative of what is happening over there now.
Ben Lurie
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Robert Wall
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Not sure if it is a heist movie, war film, or comedy!
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