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- Because the actors and Proyas do fully commit to the fantastical world they're building, Gods of Egypt isn't a movie so terrible as not to be enjoyable. But its weaknesses far outweigh its strengths, and the film never grounds itself in any real stakes.
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Feb 25, 2016 · Gods of Egypt is a terrible movie, but it could have fallen into “so bad, it’s good” or perhaps “so ridiculous, it’s fun” territory had director Alex Proyas embraced the absurdity of the...
- Perri Nemiroff
- Senior Producer
Parents need to know that Gods of Egypt is an epic action fantasy with lots of violence (chiefly via sword and hand-to-hand battle), though most of it isn't too gory (even decapitations and mutilations are shot in such a way that they aren't particularly graphic). Strong language is limited to very….
- Alex Proyas
- Sandie Angulo Chen
- Lionsgate
Feb 26, 2016 · Audience Member God this is bad. And no it isn't "accurate to Egyptian mythology" or "true to life". Weirdos in the reviews claiming this make me laugh.
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- Alex Proyas
- PG-13
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Feb 25, 2016 · “Gods of Egypt” isn’t good, it would seem, but it’s knowingly bad in a way that brings it close to being an instant cult classic: The one critic who compares it to “Jupiter Ascending” doesn’t...
Feb 26, 2016 · So very, very bad. Worse, perhaps, than the trailers even suggested. It is bad in practically every way it could be bad, from concept to execution, from imagery to acting. It is a movie...
But after a point, this proudly silly film about gods and mortals in ancient Egypt devolves into an sword-and-sorcery-flavored riff on a weak Marvel movie. The alternately cornball and self-aware dialogue and the clearly not state-of-the-art CGI would seeming charmingly retro (like something from a TV miniseries two decades ago) if the movie ...
Feb 25, 2016 · Reviews. Feb 25, 2016 10:30am PT. Film Review: ‘Gods of Egypt’. This extravagantly silly ersatz epic has a lunatic conviction you can't help but admire. By Justin Chang. Courtesy of Lionsgate.