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25 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzRogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzThe 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 didn't trot out one epic action film cliche after another.
- 50The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyA treasure trove of gilded fantasy bric-a-brac and clashing accents, Proyas’ sword-and-sandals space opera is a head above the likes of Wrath Of The Titans, but it rapidly devolves into a tedious and repetitive succession of monster chases, booby traps, and temples that start to crumble at the last minute.
- 40Screen DailySarah WardScreen DailySarah WardAs audience-friendly as they may be, the cast is left wading through the middle ground between the unengaging narrative and over-emphasised aesthetics.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThere’s a long year ahead of us, but Gods of Egypt is going to stand out as one of the sillier, more puzzling big budget, special-effects driven period pieces to come out.
- 30VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangThis is by any measure a dreadful movie, a chintzy, CG-encrusted eyesore that oozes stupidity and self-indulgence from every pore. Yet damned if Proyas doesn’t put it all out there with a lunatic conviction you can’t help but admire.
- 25Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsCall it "Clash of the Whitans," and call it a folly that doesn't have the energy or delirium to qualify as entertaining crap. It's just crap.
- 25Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyA shoddy special-effects howler that makes a hash out of both Egyptian mythology and human logic.
- 20New York Daily NewsStephen WhittyNew York Daily NewsStephen WhittyDirector Alex Proyas’ movie feels like a bad video game.
- 20The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThis overstuffed, witless and bloated stillborn $140 million epic is unlikely to spawn the studio's intended franchise — unless, as is so often the case, international audiences come to the box-office rescue.
- 0San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleGods of Egypt is an epic — an epic disaster.