The defiant leader Moses rises up against the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses, setting 400,000 slaves on a monumental journey of escape from Egypt and its terrifying cycle of deadly plagues.
This is the first portrayal of God I've ever encountered who looked like he could use a good spanking.
– Christopher Orr,
The Atlantic,
14 Dec 2014
rotten:
Crowd-wowing CGI spectacle and the inevitable if inconsequential 3-D effects make Exodus look like pure product, without any defining vision.
– Mark Jenkins,
NPR,
12 Dec 2014
fresh:
Exodus: Gods and Kings is 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 ...
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
12 Dec 2014
rotten:
The screenplay (credited to four screenwriters) is a mess, the pacing is uneven, the acting is inconsistent, and the experience as a whole is a letdown.