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Exodus: Gods and Kings

2014

Ridley Scott

Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, Aaron Paul, Ben Kingsley ...

5.2

23,211

Adventure. Drama A retelling of the story of Moses, from his near death as an infant to his adoption into the Egyptian royal family, his defiance of the Pharaoh and deliverance of the Hebrews from enslavement.

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter	"Ridley Scott shows off his gifts as director, but the script and some of the actors let him down."	NEU
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"'Exodus: Gods and Kings' is undeniably transporting, marked by a free-flowing visual splendor that plays to its creator’s unique strengths."	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"The director's big budget take on the Old Testament's second book isn't without some appealing qualities -- but it's mostly a dull letdown."	NEG
United Kingdom	Catherine Shoard The Guardian	"It’s impossible not to feel some awe at the spectacle, but more shocks would have helped see you through the two-and-a-half hour running time. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Geoffrey Macnab The Independent	"Blood and big sets fail to make a lasting impression in this cautious interpretation. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"Stolid Epic (...) This stodgy adaptation creaks with solemnity — not to mention reactionary casting choices — and apart from some nifty frog and locust infestations, even the special effects pale next to a wind-blown Charlton Heston parting the Red Sea."	NEG
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"Bold and uncompromising. (...) a Biblical epic to shake your faith in the order of things, not reaffirm it. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS

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