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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : As action/adventure movies go, Three Kings is reasonably effective. It's about mercenaries who start out with hardened, cynical hearts but who grow to feel deeply for the plight of the people around them. The action sequences are expertly directed, and Russell develops tension because we're never sure who's going to survive or what's going to happen next. more...
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3/4
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www.cinema-scene.com - : I thoroughly enjoyed the look of the film, thanks much to the cinematography of Thomas Newton Sigel. The drained, sepia look to the film gave it a type of desert feel that would not have been found in normal bright Technicolor. The film is very reliant upon its leads who all give pretty good performances, especially Clooney and Jonze (best known as director of vanguard music videos and the upcoming film Being John Malkovich). more...
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3/4
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : ''Three Kings'' is some kind of weird masterpiece, a screw-loose war picture that sends action and humor crashing head-on into each other and spinning off into political anger. It has the freedom and recklessness of Oliver Stone or Robert Altman in their mad-dog days, and a visual style that hungers for impact. A lot of movies show bodies being hit by bullets. This one sends the camera inside to show a bullet cavity filling up with bile. more...
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4/4
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