Review of Three Kings

Three Kings is one of those rare films that combines action, comedy, and drama without losing anything and making itself a great film. George Clooney (Out of Sight, The Peacemaker) stars as a man in the army who along with Mark Wahlberg (Boogie Nights, The Big Hit), Ice Cube (Anaconda, The Player's Club), and Spike Jonze (director of Being John Malkovich) have come upon a map which they believe leads them to a fortune in stolen gold. The Gulf War is over so the men decide to go after the gold. They find it, but are convinced to stay and help out some locals who are being terrorized by Sadaam's army. The film starts off with comedy, then adds action, then the drama without losing anything it had before and still showing the horrors of war (though there are no major battles or anything). Clooney gives a strong lead performance. Ice Cube and Jonze are both solid. The film's best performance belongs to Wahlberg. Jamie Kennedy (Scream) adds some very funny moments. Highly recommended.