The Prince of Egypt starring Val Kilmer, and Ralph Fiennes follows a twist of identity for an Egyptian prince who later discovers he is of an Hebrew origin.
This is sensational cinema: crowds swarming among pyramids in eye-popping 3-D, camerawork that's distinctly Spielbergian in its fluidity.
Film4
March 19, 2008
The angular animation and muted colour palette gives the film a look more redolent of classic European cartoons than their homelier American counterparts.
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
The handsomely animated Prince of Egypt is an amalgam of Hollywood biblical epic, Broadway supermusical and nice Sunday school lesson.
Film Threat
December 06, 2005
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.
