A war satire in which O' Russell, indirectly, mocks the foreign policy of the United States regarding the Gulf War. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 13, 2023

Three Kings does offer nice comedic interplay between its lead performers and a compelling visual gimmick, all of which adds up to a strong (if not necessarily soul-shaking) production.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 27, 2023

It has a distinctive look and feel, an atmosphere of burnout and chaos; it launches at a high energy level and generally stays there. The buzz, however, wears off fast.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 2, 2022

Russell's manic vision of modern warfare and slice-up critique of American foreign policy even provide something Kubrick sometimes lacked -- a sense of humor.

| May 27, 2022

[Russell] not only has designed an action-adventure laced with incendiary humor but a movie that wants to explore race, politics, war, the media and U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East. In large measure, he pulls it off with breathtaking aplomb.

| Oct 25, 2019

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.

| Original Score: A- | Feb 4, 2011

Violent, liberal George Clooney Gulf War caper.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 15, 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.

Full Review | Jul 6, 2010

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 89/100 | Jun 28, 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.

| Original Score: 94/100 | Apr 9, 2009

Far more intelligent and perceptive than most actioners, yet with enough thrills and spills to satisfy adrenaline junkies.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 25, 2008

A damning yet idealistic satire about the motives behind U.S. foreign policy.

| Aug 25, 2008

(The) screenplay abruptly changes tone after the first half-hour, eventually incorporating some genuinely harrowing sequences... The final picture becomes something noticeably deeper and smarter than its first reels suggest.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Aug 6, 2007

Worth watching.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2007

With characters you can root for and a story that is both engaging and honest, Three Kings goes for the gold and comes out a winner.

| May 11, 2007

Keilich strikes a sweetly engaging balance between humor and pathos.

| Mar 12, 2007

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.

| Feb 9, 2006

An action movie with a conscience.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Go see it for the effects, action and treasure hunt story, but enjoy the intelligence, too.

| Original Score: A- | Apr 9, 2005

It's an outrageous comedy and a challenging morality play, while at heart its a classic Western (set in an unlikely context).

| Original Score: A | Jan 15, 2005