Rotten
Though the overall problems may not be of his making, Richard Gere is of little help in the title role. Granted, he could have been truly awful (which he isn't), but he doesn't seem comfortable, either.
Variety Staff, Variety
King David
The story of the man.
1985 · 1h 54m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Overview
This is a movie about the life of Israel's king David.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
8%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It seems a fundamental error to approach such a gory fantasia as though it were sober, four-square history.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
Directed by Bruce Beresford in the worried manner of someone who feels it a triumph just to have gotten all the kings, prophets, soldiers, frond-waving townspeople, horses and donkeys on and off the screen on time.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Rotten
The film is stuffed with anonymous, identically bearded faces, and it drowns in them.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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