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The Ten Commandments proves that not even one of humanity's most enduring tales is strong enough to overcome a biblical plague of cheap-looking animation. Read critic reviews

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In this animated adaptation of the Bible story, Moses (Christian Slater) hears the voice of God (Elliott Gould) from a burning bush, which inspires him to confront Egypt's pharaoh (Alfred Molina) and demand freedom for the Israelite slaves. The pharaoh agrees after a series of horrific plagues, and Moses leads the Israelites through the parted Red Sea into the harsh freedom of the desert. There he ascends Mount Sinai and returns with the Ten Commandments. The narration is by Ben Kingsley.

Rating:

PG (Some Mild Peril)
Genre:

adventure, kids and family, animation
Original Language:

English
Director:

Bill Boyce, John Stronach
Producer:

Cindy Bond
Writer:

Ed Naha
Release Date (Streaming):

Apr 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA):

$938.2K
Runtime:

1h 28m
Sound Mix:

Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio:

Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Ben Kingsley
Narrator

Christian Slater
Moses
Voice

Alfred Molina
Ramses
Voice

Elliott Gould
God
Voice

Bill Boyce
Director

John Stronach
Director

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Critic Reviews for The Ten Commandments

All Critics (22) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (18)

This is the inaugural film in a franchise of 12 feature films based on Bible stories, using a crude form of three-dimensional computer animation. One can only hope that the future entries in the series are better executed than this first one.

October 26, 2007 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review…

Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle
It's like watching Max Headroom lead his people out of Egypt.

October 19, 2007 | Full Review…

J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
Ponderous but somewhat moving.

October 19, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4

Tom Keogh
Seattle Times
Thou shalt not cast Christian Slater as Moses, no matter how much the Hollywood party boy wants to fulfill some form of karmic community service.

October 19, 2007 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press
While the story is solid, the computer-generated animation, which lacks any flow and grace, is another matter. Actually, it's kind of creepy

October 19, 2007 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Mary Houlihan
Chicago Sun-Times
Shamelessly rips off interpretive conceits and even specific dramatic beats from The Prince of Egypt.

October 19, 2007 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide
Animated story of Moses has some violence.

March 21, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Barbara Shulgasser
Common Sense Media
Though it boasts a noteworthy cast, the film suffers from clunky computer animation that appears to be hinged on technology at least several years behind the curve.

July 24, 2009 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

Mike Scott
Times-Picayune
Adults will squirm at the dialogue and wonder how actors of such fine calibre manage to squander some of their star credentials

April 18, 2008 | Full Review…

Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile
Here's an unusual but OK take on the story of Moses, the Exodus and, of course, "The Ten Commandments."

November 1, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4

Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
As a straightforward introducition to the biblical story, it is arguably better than some of the splashier or more sensational movies out there.

October 19, 2007 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Peter T. Chattaway
Christianity Today
The characters' skin looks like hard plastic, so it's as if a bunch of GI Joes are trying to escape the plague of locusts, and all of the human characters appear to be lit from within, like nightlights.

October 19, 2007 | Rating: 1/4

Chris Hewitt
St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Audience Reviews for The Ten Commandments

Oct 24, 2008

The story is obvious so let's look to other concerns about this movie: The voice over is great concerning Moses, but some of the other's are unconvincing. The animation is a little sketchy as sometimes it seems as if people are moving way to fast and sometimes do not move as clean cut as some animation films I have seen. This is 2008 and that is unexcuseable for any film. However, the story was told well and down to the tee-in which that made it slightly enjoyable. I think it could of been more children related, as it is animated, however my little nephew that I sit down to watch it with was hardly engaged. The dialogue at time seemed a bit stale. Dont let this review stop you from watching this one though. It's not by all means a BAD movie, but for an animation film in todays age, it's lacking.

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