Exodus: Gods and Kings
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: December 12, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 43 Critic Reviews
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperDec 11, 2014
As a fictional, big-budget, 3-D, epic interpretation of Moses’ journey, Exodus: Gods and Kings is spectacular. Read full review
90
VarietyJustin ChangNov 29, 2014
What’s remarkable about Scott’s genuinely imposing Old Testament psychodrama is the degree to which he succeeds in conjuring a mighty and momentous spectacle — one that, for sheer astonishment, rivals any of the lavish visions of ancient times the director has given us — while turning his own skepticism into a potent source of moral and dramatic conflict. Read full review
80
EmpireNev PierceDec 8, 2014
As spectacular and surprising as you would expect from Scott. Its spiritual uncertainty – and lack of triumphalism – perhaps robs it of a truly satisfying, cathartic conclusion, but also makes for a truly modern, thoughtful biblical blockbuster. Read full review
80
Total FilmJamie GrahamDec 1, 2014
Scott operates on a suitably Biblical scale and grounds the spectacle with rock-solid turns from Bale and Edgerton. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleDec 11, 2014
It’s not a question of believing it, exactly. Director Ridley Scott has simply made us want to be there, to wish we really were there, and to accept his illusion as the most ready answer to that desire. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyDec 10, 2014
Is it possible to sit through a movie, mentally cataloging its absurdities, and still walk out dazzled? Because that pretty much sums up my experience watching Ridley Scott's eye-candy spectacle Exodus: Gods and Kings, an over-the-top Old Testament epic that's essentially Gladiator with God. Read full review
75
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreDec 10, 2014
For all its stunning and stark wilderness settings (Spain and the Canary Islands), its stunning effects, technical proficiency and scriptural cleverness, Exodus is a chilly affair... It’s still an exciting, entertaining epic. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriDec 12, 2014
As uneven as Ridley Scott’s career; at times, it seems to be a journey through the director’s greatest strengths and weaknesses. The good news is that his strengths eventually win out; the bad news is all the awkward storytelling and botched character interactions we have to wade through to get to the good stuff. Once we do, though, Exodus is a hoot. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovDec 11, 2014
Exodus is an entertainment of the first order. I’m not so sure about the filmmaker’s decision to render the Metatron archangel as a 9-year-old boy, but what the hell? You get hit on the head with a boulder, who knows what you’ll see? Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrDec 11, 2014
Scott’s “Exodus” is dutiful, deeply earnest, and more than a little dull. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsDec 11, 2014
How you respond to the totality of Exodus: Gods and Kings will, I suspect, relate directly to how you responded to Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" from 2010. Square, a little heavy on its feet, much of that film held me, even when its bigness trumped its goodness. Same with this one. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezDec 11, 2014
In Exodus: Gods and Kings, Scott settles for sticking (mostly) to the Book, skipping the boring parts in order to dish out the razzle-dazzle. This is spectacular entertainment, practically a theme park ride, that could have used more spirituality and soul. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversDec 11, 2014
Exodus is a biblical epic that comes at you at maximum velocity but stays stirringly, inspiringly human. Read full review
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