Exodus: Gods and Kings, out Friday, stars Christian Bale as Moses in the Biblical epic, opposite Joel Edgerton as his brother and ruler. Also starring John Turturro, Ben Mendolsohn, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul and Sigourney Weaver, Ridley Scott’s adaptation of the Israelites’ journey out of Egypt is updated with 3D technology. The Hollywood Reporter’s Stephen Farber summarizes, “No movie with such a limp ending can be fully satisfying, and the beginning also falters. But the long middle section is a rousing good show.” The New York Times’ A. O. Scott notes that Exodus is “crowded with well-known actors” with “strange, geographically and historically preposterous accents.” While Chicago Tribune’s Michael Phillips gives it two-and-a-half stars.
