Exodus: Gods and Kings is a creaky, sometimes painfully boring Old Testament slog, and finds the visionary director unable to successfully wrangle a human story out of a tale of gods and kings. If you're willing to treat Exodus… as a brainless blockbuster, you'll be on pretty safe ground. | Rating: 6.5/10 Scott tried to give the "epic" treatment to the Moses story, and failed. Dare I touch on the casting here? Being a Scott epic there was never a doubt in my mind this film wouldn't look awesomely slick, and I was correct, this film does indeed look awesomely slick. Exodus: Gods and Kings is playing in both 2D and 3D theaters, but whether the premium charge is worthwhile will be up to the viewer. [Full review in Spanish]. Don't have an account? Christian Bale and Joel Edgerton are quite good together as Moses and Ramses, and there are a couple nice … Sign up here. I got the impression this was an opportunity for a cash grab on the popular sword and sandal genre truth be told. Ridley Scott’s 3D Moses biopic is very long, very camp and very grim. Arriving just in time for ritual slaughter is Ridley Scott’s update on the Moses fable with Exodus: Gods and Kings, an epic reveling in its white-washed glamour casting, a detail which ends as a faux pas eclipsed by the rather banal treatment on hand. It's humanistic and so gritty you'll feel like taking a bath afterwards, but not in the Nile, which is turned a lurid blood red as one of the ten plagues. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. oy vey! Its all standard stuff until God steps in and tips the scales with his Godly powers, bit one sided I thought. 20th Century Fox The … |, January 9, 2015 |, July 7, 2020 It was very much pleasurable seeing all those buildings and ancient Egyptian construction work in such detail. This is an excellent and enjoyable epic regardless if one is religious or secular, and one should not take this film too seriously, as it is, only pure entertainment and an artist's own unique vision. Once at the Red Sea, Moses is again not sure he's at the right spot, and not getting any help from his mate God, he throws his ornate sword into the sea out of frustration. If you wanted to make a historical about medieval knights then sure, Bale could be your man, but ancient Egypt and Israelites? Moses' tale of taking the Hebrews out of Egypt and slavery makes for some massive eye candy scenes of course. Just confirm how you got your ticket. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. This one's in the lower third. Why build such a real world if you're not going to populate it with interesting people? PG-13 (Intense Images|Battle Sequences|Violence), adventure, The familiar story of Moses who after struggling with his destiny accepts his Hebrew roots and with the help of God leads his enslaved people out of bondage and Egypt to freedom. Adding insult to injury, religion is the bloody fabric of story! Coming Soon, Regal Twas a harrowing journey but luckily old Moses had God (Yahweh) on his side which certainly gave the home team an advantage over the dastardly Egyptians who were after them. A film awash in dubious logic and problematic decisions. Miraculous things that take place are very much down to earth looking in the film, such as the parting of the Red Sea, Moses talking to himself when he's actually talking to God, Moses essentially getting lost during the Exodus, and each of the plagues being explained as natural disasters that have each had a knock-on effect. The 2D AVC 2.40:1 1080p encode is a true work of art, … However, his Moses is a sullen and aloof man who is never compelling. a very odd semi-realistic religious adaptation. Christian Bale plays an intense Moses in Ridley Scott's Biblical epic, Exodus. Then you have the entire finale, yikes! Why build such a real world if you're not going to populate it with interesting people? When Ramses becomes pharaoh, Moses is his most-trusted adviser. possibly from Sunday school?? ), but don't try and do it with Bible stories because it doesn't really work. Scott Free Productions, August 5, 2019 John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley add support in this sometimes campy and shallow, sometimes solemn, but mostly absorbing interpretation of the story of Moses. can I say that? Ridley Scott remains a director with a wide range of topics, but also of quality. In terms of sheer scale, Ridley has succeeded in his endeavours. It’s the foundational journal of the Jews in many respects, and a broadly inspirational one as well—a story of a people striving for freedom. and the Terms and Policies, Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. National Newspaper Publishers Association, Best Netflix Shows and Series To Binge (January 2021), The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (January 2021), 100 Best Movies on Amazon Prime To Watch (January 2021). You know, Ramesses is looking for Moses the outlaw, the rebel, he's executing the villagers left right and centre to try and get them to reveal him. Forgot your password? Ramesses follows and loses many of his chariots when they fall off the side of a slim mountain path, another bit of modern action and carnage for the young crowd then. nah. It doesn't help that some of the casting choices seem out of place. Sweeping shots of the Egyptian cities take advantage of 3D immersion but it … Ridley Scott ‘s Exodus: Gods and Kings doesn’t need to be a chapter-and-verse retelling of the Book of Exodus nor does the movie need to back everything up … A numbing and soulless spectacle of 3-D, computer-generated imagery run amok, Ridley Scott ’s “Exodus: Gods and Kings” presents an enduring tale by pummeling us over the head with it. Joel Edgerton as Ramses, the bad pharaoh and Moses’ nemesis in “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” a film directed by Ridley Scott. Even if we don't consider the racial problems in casting, the emotional motivations are flimsy at best. Choose from contactless Same Day Delivery, Drive Up and more. | Rating: C | Rating: 2/5 I'm afraid the same could be said for Sigourney Weaver who sounds all wrong and actually acts badly to boot! This guy just doesn't fit in this role at all, he is far to British for a start (I can tell) and doesn't even try to quell his accent. After a really slow middle part the biblical plagues finally kick the movie into gear but in the end it's just not all that interesting until we finally see the red sea part. All rights reserved. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. Picture: Let's not beat around the burning bush: Exodus: Gods and Kings looks fantastic on Blu-ray. It's a story that has been told and retold for thousands of years, but this po-faced, dutifully spectacular retelling barely lingers in the memory beyond the end credits. He also looks nothing like a person from this era in my opinion, I'm not saying I know what Hebrew people from around 1300 BC would look like, but Bale just doesn't seem to fit this look if you ask me, he also looks too modern if that makes any sense. While interesting as yet another Hollywood biblical/historical epic, it is disappointing, even meager, in
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