Review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) by Shaqwania W — 06 Apr 2015

A very unique and up-to-date version from the original Ten Commandment. Christian Bale played Moses well.

This review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) was written by Shaqwania W on 06 Apr 2015.

Exodus: Gods and Kings has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Sebastian Zavala Kahn (303) for Cinencuentro (218) on 30 Jan 2018

Scott tried to give the epic treatment to the Moses story, and failed. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 28 Nov 2017

The best way to approach Exodus may be with measured expectations. It's fun and exciting, but not mind-blowing. Critical, but faithful…

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By Uri Klein (124) for Haaretz (130) on 11 Jan 2018

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By Sr. Rose Pacatte (156) for National Catholic Reporter (122) on 09 Aug 2017

I choose to think of Exodus: Gods and Kings as Ridley Scott's personal vision of God and his wrangling through his art with the consequences…

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You'll feel like you're sitting through a boring sermon, delivered by somebody who had too much to drink the night before and just wants to…

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By Dwight Brown (181) for National Newspaper Publishers Association (180) on 21 Mar 2017

[Bale] a brilliant thespian. However, his Moses is a sullen and aloof man who is never compelling…

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What started out as an epic, turned into a strange mess that would confuse both those who knew the story, and those who didn't…

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