Exodus: Gods and Criticism 12/14/14

After being open for two days, Exodus: Gods and Kings has gotten many negative reviews. Here are a few.

 “Crowd-wowing CGI spectacle and the inevitable if inconsequential 3-D effects make Exodus look like pure product, without any defining vision.”- Mark Jenkins (NPR)

“The screenplay (credited to four screenwriters) is a mess, the pacing is uneven, the acting is inconsistent, and the experience as a whole is a letdown.” -James Berardinelli (ReelReviews)

"Ridley Scott can't decide if making rivers run with blood is heroic or horrific - you sense he'd rather make Gladiator II: Attack of the Frogs.” – Amy Nicholson (L.A. Weekly)

Still from Exodus: Gods and Kings

“While the pale skin tones (bronzer is selectively applied) and haphazard mix of American and British accents is distracting, it barely scratches the surface of Exodus's ungainly artificiality.”- Liam Lacey (Globe and Mail)

The movie maintains a 27% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 40% in overall rating. Those who enjoy the movie praise it’s incredible effects and epic atmosphere.
It is estimated that the movie has made about $24,500,000 so far, and is predicted to make much more.


Sources:

Box Office Mojo
Rotten Tomatoes
NPR
Twentieth Century Fox