The angular animation and muted colour palette gives the film a look more redolent of classic European cartoons than their homelier American counterparts.
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03/19/08
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
Reviews for The Prince of Egypt
Top CriticWorthy but visually stunning version of the biblical tale.
01/01/00
Top CriticCertainly technically-minded cartoon connoisseurs will feel many shivers of admiration on seeing this.
03/03/02
As epic, emotionally satisfying spectacle, it's way up there with the very best in mainstream animation.
06/24/06
Top CriticTruly spectacular.
01/01/00
This animated Bible story raises the level of film artistry to new heights!
01/01/00
The Prince of Egypt may not rank as one of the great wonders of the world, but it sure ain't no pyramid scheme either.
01/01/00
When Moshe encounters the burning bush and confronts a God who calls Himself I Am That I Am...it is almost as if the scene compels the audience to remove their shoes for holy ground is underfoot
09/24/09
I wish DreamWorks had been more truly daring instead of merely competitive and worked a little longer at evolving a drawing style that departed more radically from the Disney house style than this film does.
01/01/00
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03/24/02
Top CriticTurns out to be another handsome, formulaic changing of the palace guard.
01/01/00
The blend of animation techniques somehow demonstrates mastery modestly, while the special effects are nothing short of magnificent.
03/19/08
If de Mille had seen this film, he would have gone back to the drawing board!
01/01/00
Top CriticFor a cartoon, the movie is overpowering!
01/01/00
Sincere, respectful and visually sublime.
10/15/02
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
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01/01/00
The story has been so abbreviated and riddled with songs that there's no sense of climax.
01/01/00
The first time an exciting, full-length animation utilizing both computer techniques and traditional procedures gloriously transcends the boundary between youthful fare and adult entertainment.
01/01/00
Don't expect dancing camels and singing sphinxes.
06/22/04
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