Except for the rousing opening scenes, children may find the film too slow and humorless for cartoon fare. Most adults would prefer a more sophisticated exploration of spiritual themes.
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The Prince of Egypt (1998)
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Reviews Counted:81
Fresh:64
Rotten:17
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Prince of Egypt is moving, compelling, and visually stunning.
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: An all-star cast--including Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Sandra Bulock--leads this full-length, animated musical version of the story of Moses. After being raised as the son of... [More]
Starring: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock
Director: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells
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Reviews for The Prince of Egypt
An outstanding visual achievement!
01/01/00
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03/24/02
The angular animation and muted colour palette gives the film a look more redolent of classic European cartoons than their homelier American counterparts.
03/19/08
The animation is breathtaking.
01/01/00
The animation in this retelling of the story of Moses is rich and vivid. You almost can taste the sand.
01/01/00
This animated Bible story raises the level of film artistry to new heights!
01/01/00
Top CriticA solid and consistent movie.
01/01/00
The Prince of Egypt is middlebrow kitsch, but kitsch straining for respectability and therefore without the energy that can make kitsch entertaining.
01/01/00
A visually breathtaking film!
01/01/00
Top CriticThis is sensational cinema: crowds swarming among pyramids in eye-popping 3-D, camerawork that's distinctly Spielbergian in its fluidity.
03/19/08
This is a movie that takes us to places we've never seen before. Literally, it's the ultimate proof that animation can do anything it wants.
01/01/00
As epic, emotionally satisfying spectacle, it's way up there with the very best in mainstream animation.
06/24/06
It's sophisticated, both intellectually and morally!
01/01/00
Adroitly conceived and sumptuously illustrated!
01/01/00
An awe-inspiring, amazing achievement that not only is refreshingly more serious and realistic than the usual dull recent Disney movies, but enraptured me in its spell from the first powerful sequence to the last.
01/01/00
A well- acted, great-looking movie!
01/01/00
This is truly a landmark in animated entertainment.
01/01/00
It is a more than decent adaptation of the classic tale, one that, despite what I have said in the previous paragraph, never talks down to its audience.
05/22/03
A disappointing and uninspiring animated feature.
08/21/02
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