'Gods Of Egypt' A Review

Gods Of Egypt is a fantasy movie revolving around the ancient Egyptian pantheon. During the coronation of Horus(Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) as the new king, the crown passed on by his father Osiris, big bad uncle Set(Gerard Butler) interrupts the ceremonies, kills Osiris, blinds Horus, and seizes the crown. Some time later with the help of gregarious thief Bek(Brenton Thwaites) Horus sets out to regain his eyes and his crown.

First things first- the casting is offensive. Call it Hollywood white-washing or brown-face it is mystifying this type of casting practice is still prevalent. Not only are white actors playing Egyptians and Egyptian gods none of them do it particularly well. But, and there is a big but, in some ways that is kind of immaterial or at least can be pardoned because of how deliciously insane the action is and how lavish and vivid the visuals are. Ten foot tall gods turn into fifteen foot tall metallic animal hybrids, two beautiful snake-women ride two giant fire breathing cobras, golden clad gods bleed gold, the sun god Ra flying in a space boat around a flat earth towing the sun and fighting a intergalactic smoke worm, on and on. It's almost as if its propelled by its own internal chaotic madness rather than the paper-thin plot.

The cast has accent problems and struggles with the clunky script but the incredibly imaginative production design and frenetic kaleidoscopic action make for a fun crazy ride.

Questionable but bizarrely delighting.

Rent It.