Review of The Ten Commandments (1956) by Alexander D — 02 Feb 2012

With the full technicolor, the increased setback, and the whopping length, we expect an epic such as GONE WITH THE WIND: melodramatic, yes, but thoroughly engaging. Instead, we are shocked to receive something completely different: a melodrama that succeeds in its entirety with information, but not much else. In fact, not even an hour has passed before you are just beginning to feel mentally asleep.

I award points to THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, though difficult to watch, for its grand historical value. DeMille is certainly not one to say he knows nothing about Moses. Clearly, a film that goes as far as to inform about, say, Mosesâ(TM)s love life, can carry on endlessly with notice about more importantâ"but previously unheard ofâ"events (and it did).