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 CriticAs epic, emotionally satisfying spectacle, it's way up there with the very best in mainstream animation.
06/24/06
Top CriticCertainly technically-minded cartoon connoisseurs will feel many shivers of admiration on seeing this.
03/03/02
Worthy but visually stunning version of the biblical tale.
01/01/00
Top CriticWhen 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
The movie's proudest accomplishment is that it revises our version of Moses toward something more immediate and believable, more humanly knowable.
03/19/08
This is sensational cinema: crowds swarming among pyramids in eye-popping 3-D, camerawork that's distinctly Spielbergian in its fluidity.
03/19/08
The blend of animation techniques somehow demonstrates mastery modestly, while the special effects are nothing short of magnificent.
03/19/08
Hyperactive and visually busy without being much fun.
09/22/07
Much of the animation is stunning and all of the vocal performances are good to great. It's just much of the passion seems to be in not stepping on anyone's beliefs or interpretations, instead of in telling the story in the most compelling way possible.
12/06/05
The handsomely animated Prince of Egypt is an amalgam of Hollywood biblical epic, Broadway supermusical and nice Sunday school lesson.
07/21/05
It could've worked with well-thought out characters, but limps along with the mostly flat and unmemorable ones that populate the picture.
04/02/05
Audiences may truly be shocked at how far Katzenberg is willing to go to maintain the story's integrity.
01/15/05
Don't expect dancing camels and singing sphinxes.
06/22/04
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
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.
05/20/03
Though I don't recommend this film for very small children, it could be a great learning tool for teens, church youth groups, or aspiring animators. But you may be required to answer some tough questions. Better go bone up on your Old Testament.
02/08/03
The Prince of Egypt is a beautifully animated story with a superb cast; it just isn't the Exodus story.
11/07/02
Sincere, respectful and visually sublime.
10/15/02
A disappointing and uninspiring animated feature.
08/21/02
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