Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

What a superb and deeply sensitive tribute to the Exodus story! Ben Kingsley is majestic and convincing as Moses without the grandeur of Charlton Heston's lines. He is a far more human protagonist than earlier versions of this story, complete with stutters, fears and mis-steps. As a non-religious person myself, the Biblical nature of this story did nothing to deter me from re-watching (after first loving the movie nine years ago). I felt goosebumps with the triumphs of the Israelite people and the deep devotion shown to their God. I felt for their plight as slaves. I felt emotional at the end where Moses only gets a glimpse of the Promised Land. This rendition, more than anything, resembles more of the typical story arc: the unwilling hero, his faults, his journey to greatness, his tragic failing and his end. Kingsley encapsulated this brilliantly with the help of a stellar cast. David Suchet definitely deserves his dues as a worthy companion, as does Geraldine McEwan. Some people quibble about whether it followed every aspect of the Bible, but I think this is pedantic. I've read the Exodus (I was raised in a Christian household) many times, and this rendition is marvellously faithful to the text, and, unlike "The Ten Commandments", provide a true chronicle of Moses' life. I think "The Ten Commandments" is a truly memorable and brilliant film, but that isn't because it stays faithful to the text, with more time being spent on the romance and the Golden Calf than the titular laws. Other people are unhappy with the special effects or filming, but these didn't bother me so much. So we didn't see the Red Sea actually parting- does this take away from the overall story itself? I didn't think so. The ONE criticism I did have is that no one has ever topped Yul Brynner's Pharaoh. Langella does not match Brynner's effortless, arrogant poise and clarity of delivery. Maybe he shouldn't. And the music deserves a paragraph of its own. Absolutely beautiful. It doesn't have the old Hollywood pomposity of "The Ten Commandments", but it has a deep poignancy. The violin melodies in particular last with you long after the film has finished. A film well worth re-watching.

I have this on DVD, and I love it. I used to watch it all the time, until I bought The Ten Commandments miniseries, but I will have to watch it again sometime! This film is really good, it has a lot of accuracy, a touching yet dramatic screenplay, and it is a powerful epic production. Some special effects are great, and it has a great spiritual touch to it. I love it! I get emotional at the end when Moses dies, especially with the music, and the Israelites mourning. I am getting tears right now. Yet unfortunately it lacks something that takes two points away from my vote, making it 8 out of ten. One point was taken away in the matter of special effects. In The Bible book of Exodus chapter 9 verse 23 it says that Moses stretched up his rod towards the heavens and thunder hail were sent from God with fire running down to Earth. In this film, you see hail and thunder, but where is the fire? And what about the parting of the sea. Look at those piddling little walls of water! And you don't even see the sea part like in all the other versions! All these special effects could have been done so good by CGI! And the other point was taken because of how much it includes from the Biblical text. Where is the war of Amalekites and the sweetening of the waters at Marah? They should have included Moses getting nursed by his real mother Jochebed too! Anyway, I still recommend this, buy it, and the whole family will love it! Just make sure little kids don't see it, because it has a violent scene!

I found the movie inaccurate. I don't agree with is twisting parts that are actually in the bible to make them more dramatic or interesting or making things up that were never mentioned in the original story (The Bible). The description of Moses and his character are horrible. This is more of a fictional script than a movie based on a bible story. It seems like the director just add and subtracted whatever he wanted. If you are going to do that, then don't advertise this movie as a story based on the bible! Maybe he should read that story from the bible and compare it to his disgraceful movie. Here are some examples from the movie that are not accurate: 1. The movie states that the Hebrew that Moses rescued from the Egyptian (when he killed the Egyptian) was Aaron, his brother. Such a thing is not mentioned in the bible, and in my opinion if that was the case, and Moses truly saved his own brother, it would've been mentioned. (Exodus 2:11-12) 2. Also, I really didn't not like the scene when Moses goes back to his father in law Jethro and tells him about what happened, that is not mentioned in the bible at all. The bible states that he went to his father in law and asked him to leave to Egypt. (Exodus 4:18) and the whole story of Moses telling his father in law his life story, of how he cant find a God, and he had two mothers, and he is a murderer is just doesn't seem appropriate. Jethro did not push Moses to go to Egypt. Moses had faith! He heard from God and he went to his father in law and plainly asked him to leave. He was not being a baby about it! And he definitely was not questioning whether it was God or not and mocking the signs that God gave him by throwing his rode on the floor in front of Jethro and testing God!I wont give you any more examples because honestly I turned the movie off after 43 minutes of watching it. Anyone who knows the bible will find this movie offensive. It's a joke.

Before this movie, I never really went for Drama. But this movie captivated me. I found the acting great, but two things seemed a bit off. The first thing is that the actors spoke with British accents. The second thing is that the actors seemed to have really nice teeth. I remember one scene where one of the Israelite opponents of Moses was looking up at him (I think this was on the part when there were very strong winds and the people heard the Voice of God), and the dude's teeth were straight and white. I know that funky black teeth aren't exactly appealing, but this was five millenia before Jesus Christ walked the earth, flouride had yet to be invented. But otherwise, the movie is great, it is strongly reccomended.