Synopsis
This vibrantly animated feature recounts the biblical epic of the Hebrew prophet Moses and the Ten Commandments. Led by the word of God, Moses challenges the ominous Egyptian pharaoh, performs miracles and guides the chosen people on a 40-year journey through the desert to free them from captivity and lead them to the Promised Land.
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Cast
- Alfred MolinaRamses (voice)
- Ben KingsleyNarrator (voice)
- Elliott GouldGod (voice)
- Christian SlaterMoses (voice)
- Scott McNeilSeti (voice)
- Christopher GazeAaron (voice)
- Kathleen BarrMiriam (voice)
- Lee TockarDathan (voice)
- Matt HillJoshua (voice)
- Tabitha St. GermainThe Princess (voice)
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Tribune
For those who recall those old Classics Illustrated comics of the 1940s and ’50s--and even for those who don’t--there’s an endearing, earnest quality to The Ten Commandments that transcends its star-studded cast and computer-generated animation. - 50
Variety
A well-intentioned misfire featuring 3-D CGI animation that recalls lesser vidgames of the mid-1990s. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Bad animation and casting make Moses movie a zero, not a Ten. - 30
Chicago Reader
The panoramic backgrounds have a silky beauty, but the characters are cheaply rendered with doll faces, enlarged musculature, tiny joints, and clunky movement. It's like watching Max Headroom lead his people out of Egypt. - 30
Austin Chronicle
There’s something earnest and forthright about the movie, despite its misguided execution. - 0
The A.V. Club
It fails on every conceivable level.
