Review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) by John W — 20 Mar 2016

Ridley Scott's crown jewel of failures! :S.

This review of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) was written by John W on 20 Mar 2016.

Exodus: Gods and Kings has generally received mixed reviews.

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By James Clay (166) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 07 Dec 2018

Even though all of the contrived melodrama and less than ardent acting, Scott's direction makes EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS a valuable piece of filmmaking…

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By Nilde S (1) on 05 Jul 2018

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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By Ali K (177) on 05 May 2017

This could have been such a better movie disappointing original biblical film better…

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By Keith P (210) on 05 Jul 2018

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

While interesting as yet another Hollywood biblical/historical epic, it is disappointing, even meager, in  every other way…

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By Movie3 (61) on 15 Jul 2018

There's a reason Atheists shouldn't make Bible stories. I mean, you might as well make a movie about Obama being a white person…

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By Nick H (590) on 06 Sep 2017

Definitely worth a watch. Some of the casting is unexpected but ignore those complaining about accents and just enjoy the film…

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By Tyranian (764) on 04 Aug 2019

While visually quite impressive the performances are bland and story departures unwelcome…

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By Chip R (74) on 05 Jul 2018

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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By Rochelle Siemienowicz (68) for Kill Your Darlings (26) on 23 Oct 2017

The real problem I had with Scott's Exodus however, was with the film's depiction of God - admittedly never an easy character to get right…

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