The movie devolves into a talky, static affair featuring a cast with wildly varying accents and acting abilities.
– Kirk Honeycutt,
Hollywood Reporter,
13 Oct 2006
fresh:
Esther's triumph isn't because of divine intervention. It's her humanity and bravery that make her a legend, and make that One Night worth remembering, 2,500 years later.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 Oct 2006
rotten:
Unfortunately [O'Toole and Sharif are] separated by five centuries, and never share a scene. For a movie with the most righteous of intentions, that's perhaps the most grievous moviemaking sins of all.
– Stephen Whitty,
Newark Star-Ledger,
13 Oct 2006
rotten:
The cinematography and sets look great, but the script is a bummer. It's overlong, overwrought and overblown.