With Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott
set out to create a throwback to the biblical swords-and-sandals epics of
yesteryear. He even goes so far as to shoot day-for-night and to use white guys
awkwardly painted to look like people from the Middle East. What he succeeds in
delivering is a jumbled mess that starts fast and bogs down almost immediately
for the entirely of its 149-minute run time. We’re talking about a shockingly
dull mess, especially for a movie that bills itself as a massive action extravaganza.
It’s a movie with grand ambition, minimal follow through, and little interest
in the human component.
