Three Kings . Tucson Weekly . 10-25-99

Three Kings

DIRECTED BY: David O. Russell

REVIEWED: 10-25-99

Director David O. Russell (Spanking The Monkey, Flirting With Disaster) makes the most complicated and balanced war film of the last few years, and one that manages to be funny and fun to watch at the same time. At the end of the Gulf War four soldiers find a map sticking out the end of an Iraqi soldier's alimentary canal (the "assmap") and follow it to millions in stolen Kuwaiti gold. They get more than they bargained for, though, when they wind up helping Iraqi dissidents and getting shot at by Iraq's Southern command. Containing what is probably the most sensitive and human portrayal of Arabs in any Hollywood movie ever, Three Kings also has smashing cinematography, a witty script, and an incredible performance by French film star Said Taghmaoui.

--James DiGiovanna

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