One Night With the King

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, 17% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • Despite its epic source matierial, One Night With the King is held back by dull storytelling and a clumsy script.
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    Marjorie BaumgartenAustin Chronicle
    The performances are all solid, although the screenplay frequently bogs down with the complexity of palace intrigues and plots that could have been rendered more consumer-friendly.
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    Sam AdamsLos Angeles Times
    Why another version of this oft-filmed tale?
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    Kirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood Reporter
    The movie devolves into a talky, static affair featuring a cast with wildly varying accents and acting abilities.
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    V.A. MusettoNew York Post
    The cinematography and sets look great, but the script is a bummer. It's overlong, overwrought and overblown.
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    Jane BoursawCommon Sense Media
    Brave heroine risks it all in biblical epic.
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    Frank LoveceFilm Journal International
    Less a celebration than a lively college lecture, with CGI standing in for landscapes, panoramas and a cast of thousands.
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    David CorneliuseFilmCritic.com
    The film is an exercise in overblown and overplayed.
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    Willie WaffleWaffleMovies.com
    a welcome and honorable telling of the Purim story.
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