There was already some controversy leading up to the release of Ridley Scott’s Biblical epic ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings,’ as the director dismissed the white-washing of the cast of the film, which is set in ancient Egypt. Scott brought even more criticism down on both himself and the film when he explained that he wouldn’t have been able to get funding by casting “Mohammad so-and-so from such-and-such” in the lead role.

Ridley Scott's 'Exodus: Gods and Monsters' is being blocked from release in both Egypt and Morocco according to new reports, and while we don't believe in censorship, there are some issues to consider here beyond the simple freedom of speech.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured

Sometimes, a film can effortlessly open at number one at the box office while still being a pretty huge disaster. This is the case with ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings,’ which rode a wave of terrible reviews and an even more terrible marketing campaign to a hugely disappointing start. With a lot of big movies opening the next two weeks, the new Biblical epic won’t even find time to grow some legs. Chances are strong that it is dead on arrival. Continue reading…

Director Ridley Scott‘s Biblical epic “Exodus: Gods and Kings” got rolling with a $1.2 million haul from early shows at roughly 2,500 theaters Thursday night at the box office. “Exodus,” which stars Christian Bale as Moses, is expected to end the three-week run of reigning champ “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1” with a three-day total in the $25 million range. See photos: Golden Globes 2015: The Nominees (Photos) The early show haul for “Exodus” is a little under the early total of “Noah,” which brought in $1.6 milli

Meeting, but rarely exceeding, expectations, Ridley Scott's grand retelling of Moses and the Hebrews' flight from Egypt is strong on visuals and A-list presence, but slight on narrative and characterisation. Christian Bale and Joel Egerton both put in fine performances as Moses and Rameses, while the rest of the big-name cast gets lost amidst a CG-heavy blizzard of battles, plagues, revolts and muddled imagery.