Reviews

I was excited when it was first announced and wondered if it could be better than 'The Ten Commandments'. After seeing Noah (2014) I lowered my expectations but again I didn't expect it to be that bad as it was directed by Ridley Scott.

This is just another money maker where Hollywood doesn't give a toss about story telling or following the book. The idea behind was to use the name "Exodus" to sell tickets to Christians, Jews, etc. Before they realise it's a load of rubbish, our folks in Hollywood have filled their pockets.

In this version Moses has a freak accident on Mt Sinai breaks his legs and suffers head injuries and becomes delusional. You may think he's suffering from schizophrenia as he begins talking to an imaginary child.

There is no God in this version, Moses is almost acting on his own. He decides to go back to Egypt and train Israelites in battle. In the meanwhile a bunch of crocodiles invade Nile and begin to devour every living creature, as a result it turns blood red. Flies come out of dead fish and frogs jump out of the river and so on, you get it. There is no parting of the Red Sea, the sea level just drops.

This Moses has no staff but he's always carrying an Egyptian sword. He has a modern day haircut but sports a beard, which is ridiculous by the way. Bale is below average but I don't blame him, he wasn't really sure about his character and neither are we.

Ramses looks confused from the beginning, no character development or emotion. You will find other brilliant actors wasted like Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver, with less than five mins of screen time. I don't know how it managed to get a rating of six plus, it doesn't even deserve a one.

The character of Moses was completely misinterpreted and messed with. This is not the Exodus from the scriptures. There is no depth in this story or any of the characters. Most importantly God has no part to play in film. I saw Ridley Scotts' interview on TV when I was flipping channels and remember him saying, 'I can't do GOD'. This was unbelievable, then I wonder why he bothered with this project.

I wouldn't recommend this anyone, religious or not. 'The Ten Commandments' remains the best Exodus movie ever. I would also recommend the animated version, 'Prince of Egypt' which is great for kids and adults.

I was so excited when I first saw the promos for this movie last year. A big budget movie with a decent star cast, special effects and all that. I was hoping it would be a biblical blockbuster like Ben-Hur or Ten Commandments. I waited and waited and finally here it was.....

I couldn't believe what I was watching, it was shocking to see the liberties they took with this one. Snake skin that glows when it wrapped around your arm. You think it might give you super powers but no it doesn't. Fire balls that can be used for making instant fire and you guessed it, used as explosives. Dogs with scales like armadillo, hunted down and eaten by the others. I understand they need to be creative to make it exciting for the viewers but the stuff they came up with is just ridiculous.

The book of Genesis does mention Nephalim or Nephalites, the giants who lived at the time. But it doesn't say anything about Transformer like monsters made of rocks called Watchers. According to this movie the Watchers built the ark, not Noah and his family.

The Noah we know was 600 years old when the ark was completed, he had grand children and great grand children. This movie got it completely wrong, looks like they didn't even bother reading Genesis before writing the script. This Noah has more trouble with his teenagers than anything else.

Most importantly this Noah has no contact with God, he doesn't pray or hear voices. He just has a nightmare and decides to build an ark. Overall it is a dark, twisted imagination which is sad and disturbing. It almost portrays that second chance given humanity was a curse. The characters are so miserable including Noah you wish the ark sank. The animals would've been more entertaining than the actors but they were put to sleep. I'm surprised how it's got a rating of over 6, I gave it 2 stars only for special effects.

So please don't bother if you have not watched it yet. Don't waste your time or money at the cinema or on buying dvds. I would recommend the Noah segment in 'The Bible' [1966] which is actually based on the book of Genesis.

I don't usually watch Hollywood remakes but since it was directed by Fincher I thought why not! I was a little disappointed with Fincher's version of Girl with a Dragon Tattoo. Sorry to say but I think the original Swedish version is way better than this, the characters, performances, the story line and everything else. Niomi Rapace was much better than Rooney Mara, she was convincing and you begin to like the character and feel sorry for her once you get to know her in the movie, didn't feel the same way about Rooney Mara. What's with the stupid haircut and shaved eyebrows, did she really have to look so silly & unattractive? Also the relationship between Mikael & Lisbeth is somewhat strange in this version, couldn't make much sense of it. Again Nyqvist was more convincing in that role than Mr bond with no real expressions. Henrik Vanger, one of the main characters in the film only appears in the beginning and then in the end, was Mr Plummer busy shooting another film? At times it appears like American characters placed in Sweden. There is nothing surprising or intelligent about this version and there is no depth in rest of the characters. The only thing I found convincing was Lisbeth rides a Harley Davidson instead of a dirt bike, being a goth n all.

If you haven't watched the Swedish version or read the book then you might like it but I would strongly recommend the original. I am a Fincher fan and loved his previous films seven, fight club, Benjamin button and also the social network but didn't feel the same about this one. sorry finch!