Review of The Ten Commandments (1956) by Paul Z — 08 Sep 2012
Swollen and sophomoric despite DeMille's stern intentions, the dialogue is too literary and prosey to elucidate anyone as a character, especially when each character's dialogue sounds identical in flowery verbosity.
The only actor who feels like a human being is Edward G. Robinson, and Brynner and Baxter have undeniable presence. But a legendary story so precious and traditional as this had to be brought to extravagant cinematic life, and the use of color and optical effects is almost worth the ultimately excessive running time.
This review of The Ten Commandments (1956) was written by Paul Z on 08 Sep 2012.
The Ten Commandments has generally received positive reviews.
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