Gods of Egypt gets lost in its own budget, constantly shooting to outdo its visual grandeur but forgetting to lend it any depth. But there's a mad ambition at work.
– David Sims,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb 2016
rotten:
If one is going to make special effects the focus of a movie, they need to be good special effects, and that's not the case here. Proyas' ideas are never fully translated from imagination to screen.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
27 Feb 2016
rotten:
As bad movies go, this one at least is all-in on its badness.
– Alan Scherstuhl,
Village Voice,
27 Feb 2016
rotten:
If it wasn't all CGI, I would have said I hope they saved the sets for another, better movie.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
27 Feb 2016
rotten:
Sometimes Gods of Egypt has fascinatingly go-for-broke visuals. Other times, 1997 Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush... glowers on his boat in space between breaks fighting chaos, as represented by a toothy cloud worm.