"I'm talking about millions in Kuwaiti bullion." "You mean them little cubes you put in hot water to make soup?" "No, not the little cubes you put in hot water to make soup." Three Kings is basically Kelly's Heroes in the immediate aftermath of the First Gulf War (1991). A squad of American soldiers (George Clooney, Ice Cube, Mark Wahlberg, and Spike Jonze) go looking for stolen Kuwaiti gold in Iraq, and end up having to deal with some pretty touchy issues (unlike Kelly's Heroes, which is simply a goofy antiwar movie). Still, Three Kings is extremely funny (if you don't believe me, then just wait until you get a load of Jamie Kennedy's scenes), with lots of clever one-liners and gags (including a cow that...well just watch the movie to find out). In spite of all the laughter, there is quite a lot of drama in this picture, as the soldiers come across endangered Iraqi citizens and rebels against Saddam Hussein. There are also a number of political statements here (and obvious ones, at that).
Rating: 4/4
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