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By Nathan Bartlebaugh (95) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 25 Feb 2016

The film may spend most of its running time trying to get the Hebrew people out of Egypt, but in dramatic terms, it's just wandering in the…

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By Margot Harrison (328) for Seven Days (657) on 01 Dec 2015

Exodus is all over the place. Except on one point: Scott delivers the all-important spectacle…

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By Robert W. Butler (884) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 19 Nov 2015

Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings runs for almost 21/2 hours, and that still isn't enough time for it to figure out why it's here or what…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Movie Habit (892) on 11 Jun 2015

Ridley Scott never answers the important question: Why…

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By Brian Gibson (578) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) (665) on 24 May 2015

Yet I say unto thee that this hath many moments which be good-ish and watch-able enough and by-the-Book, and yet smacketh of being too graven…

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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 09 May 2015

When it comes to the plagues and the parting of the Red Sea, Scott pulls out all the stops…

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By Witney Seibold (272) for Legion of Leia (40) on 22 Apr 2015

It is devoid of any sort of compelling emotional background or natural storytelling acumen…

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By Rebecca Cusey (105) for The Federalist (27) on 29 Mar 2015

The movie wastes its fine actors and, more importantly, its rich subject matter…

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By Paul Chambers (522) for Movie Chambers (386) on 29 Mar 2015

Go for the special effects, and you may feel blessed. Go for the Bible story, and you may be disappointed…

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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 14 Mar 2015

Has the scale and spectacle to effectively present the idea of the migration of a 400 thousand-strong nation, but not the spiritual conviction…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 22 Jan 2015

Lacking the faith in God and Hollywood kitsch that motivated Cecil B…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 21 Jan 2015

Simultaneously the dullest and the most insulting version of itself it could possibly be. If only it had managed to be campy, that'd be something…

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By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 19 Jan 2015

There's no arguing the immensity of it or the beauty of its visual images…

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By Drew Mcweeny (622) for HitFix (861) on 09 Jan 2015

This is that rare case where it feels like every choice Scott made was off, and the cumulative impact of all of these choices is one of the…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 09 Jan 2015

Exodus: Gods and Kings illustrates a typical contradiction of commercial entertainment: By playing it safe, the movie fails to enrich the material,…

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By Norman Wilner (961) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 09 Jan 2015

I found myself longing for the clarity of Darren Aronofsky's recent Noah, which acknowledged the insane implications of its story by putting…

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By Laurence Phelan (27) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 09 Jan 2015

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…

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By Joe Walsh (56) for CineVue (2,163) on 08 Jan 2015

Whilst the tone is off, and the talented cast wasted, Exodus is, at times highly entertaining, albeit unintentionally…

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By Michael Roffman (138) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 08 Jan 2015

Exodus: Gods and Kings is exactly the sort of film Hollywood doesn't need anymore: a gluttonous epic that fails to evoke or teach or entertain…

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By Ron Wilkinson (582) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 05 Jan 2015

Walk on the bland side in a comic book of biblical proportions…

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