Moses & Ramesses raised together by the Pharoah Seti I, are told about a prophecy where one will save the other and become a leader. In the battle that follows, when Moses saves Ramesses, suspicion is in the air even though Moses doesn’t believe in God & Prophecies. However, later when Moses learns about his past & Ramesses too becomes aware of it, his belief is shaken and he becomes a Messiah of the Hebrews.
Language:
English
Running Time:
150 min
Rating:
R
Release date:
5 December 2014
Directed by:
Ridley Scott
Produced by:
Peter Chernin
Ridley Scott
Jenno Topping
Michael Schaefer
Written by:
Adam Cooper
Bill Collage
Jeffrey Caine
Steven Zaillian
Starring:
Christian Bale
Joel Edgerton
John Turturro
Aaron Paul
Ben Mendelsohn
Sigourney Weaver
Ben Kingsley
Music by:
Alberto Iglesias
Shot by:
Dariusz Wolski
Editing by:
Billy Rich
Distributed by:
20th Century Fox

What’s Hot

  • Christian Bale as Moses glides through the role with ease. His transformation through the movie is excellently brought not only through his body (which is a given for Bale) but also through his emotions. He particularly shows his pain of being held responsible for something so ghastly fabulously well late into the film.
  • Joel Edgerton who plays the role of the prime antagonist, Ramesses, actually has quite a lot of scope and delivers well. In fact he scores in places where he exhibits a tinge if sarcasm and comedy in his voice & body language.
  • Each and every technical department right from Camera to Music to Make-up to Art Direction to VFX deserves a mention for their mammoth effort in spectacularly recreating the landscape of Egypt. They display exemplary skill while depicting the cycles of plague which literally gives the chills to the audience.

What’s Not

  • While being technically rich, the film does suffer from lack of proper character development. The fantastic supporting cast line up of Sir Ben Kingsley, Sigourney Weaver & John Turturro are totally wasted and it is often a one-man show of Bale. The film’s pacing suffers because of this with the crests always due to the mesmerizing visuals and the troughs due to poor dialogues & writing.
  • The film is also unsuitable for all with the multiple scenes of plague being shown in ultra-realistic fashion on screen. The dead fish, the frog avalanche & the flies-attack really make the audience uneasy.

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Verdict

Verdict Stamp

Ridley Scott's take on Moses leading the cause for the Hebrews relies hugely on captivating visuals with top-notch actors, but fails miserably when attempting to put together a cohesive screenplay and intriguing characterization.